紫金牛叶冬青 zi jin niu ye dong qing

Basionym: Ilex fargesii Franchet var. bodinieri Loesener in H. Léveillé, Fl. Kouy-Tchéou, 199, 200. 1914-1915; Embelia cavaleriei H. Léveillé; I. metabaptista var. myrsinoides (H. Léveillé) Rehder; Maesa myrsinoides H. Léveillé; Myrsine feddei H. Léveillé.

Branchlets nearly glabrous. Leaf blade glabrous except on midvein adaxially. Inflorescences very sparsely and minutely puberulent. Rudimentary ovary subglobose, apex mucronate. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Oct.

● Shores, mountain slopes; 400-1200 m. Chongqing (Xiushan), S Guangxi (Shangsi), Guizhou.