Burretiodendron obconicum Chun & F. C. How, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 5: 11. 1956.

Trees, to 20 m. Petiole 5-6(-8) cm; leaf blade oblong, (7-)11-15 × (4-)5-6(-10) cm, leathery, abaxially hairy in vein axils, lateral basal veins 1/2 as long as leaf blade, 7-10 mm from margin, each with 4 or 5 secondary veins, without obvious lateral veins at base, lateral veins 3-4 pairs, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Flowers unknown. Infructescences with 1-4 capsules, 10-11 cm; fruiting pedicel articulate. Capsule narrowly obconic, 5-5.5 cm, proximal 1/2 narrow. Seed ca. 1 cm.

● Evergreen forests on limestone. Guangxi.