Grewia asiatica Linnaeus var. celtidifolia (Jussieu) L. F. Gagnepain; G. simaoensis Y. Y. Qian; G. yunnanensis Hung T. Chang.

Shrubs. Branchlets softly gray-brown tomentose. Petiole 5-6 mm, softly tomentose; leaf blade broadly ovate, 8-10 × 4.5-6 cm, shortly yellow-brown stellate tomentose abaxially, glabrescent adaxially, lateral basal veins 3/4 as long as leaf blade, ca. 1 cm from margin, each with secondary veins 5-6, lateral veins 2-3 pairs distally, base rounded, margin serrate, apex shortly acute. Cymes 1-1.5 cm, yellow-brown stellate tomentose; peduncle to 1 cm. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Sepals lanceolate, 6-7 mm, tomentose abaxially, pubescent adaxially. Petals 3-4 mm, glandular at base. Stamens 3-4 mm. Androgynophore hairy. Ovary 2-loculed, tomentose; style ca. 2 mm. Drupe subglobose, shallowly furrowed, 6-8 mm in diam., stellate hairy; exocarp not separating from endocarp; drupelets 1 or 2. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.

Open forests, shrublands; 100-1800 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Taiwan, Yunnan [Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam].