山地野桐(原变种) shan di ye tong (yuan bian zhong)

Mallotus japonicus (Linnaeus f.) Müller Argoviensis var. ochraceoalbidus (Müller Argoviensis) S. M. Hwang; M. japonicus var. oreophilus (Müller Argoviensis) S. M. Hwang; M. nepalensis Müller Argoviensis var. ochraceoalbidus (Müller Argoviensis) Pax & K. Hoffmann; M. oreophilus var. ochraceoalbidus Müller Argoviensis.

Shrubs or small trees, 3-8 m tall. Leaf blade ovate, broadly ovate, or rhombic-ovate, 10-15 × 8-14 cm, apex abruptly acute or acuminate. Male pedicels 4-5 mm; females ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun-Aug.

Mountain valleys or slopes, forests; 1400-2000 m. SW Sichuan, S Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, India (W Bengal, Sikkim)].