青皮木(原变种) qing pi mu (yuan bian zhong)

Schoepfiopsis jasminodora (Siebold & Zuccarini) Miers; Vaccinium cavaleriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot.

Shrubs or trees, 3-15 m tall. Leaf blade ovate to narrowly ovate, 3.5-10 × 2-5 cm, papery; secondary veins 3 or 4 on each side of midvein. Drupe red to purplish, 1-1.2 × 0.5-0.8 cm. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Apr-Jun.

Forests, mountain slopes, valleys; 500-2600 m. Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Thailand, ?Vietnam].

This variety is easily confused with Schoepfia chinensis; see the note after that species.