Pieris ovalifolia var. hebecarpa Franchet ex Forbes & Hemsley, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 17. 1889; P. henryi H. Léveillé; P. mairei H. Léveillé; P. mairei var. parvifolia H. Léveillé; Xolisma ovalifolia var. hebecarpa (Franchet ex Forbes & Hemsley) Metcalf.

Leaf blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, 5–12(–15) × (2.3–)3–6(–8) cm, abaxially sparsely or densely pubescent, base rounded to cordate, apex acuminate to long acuminate. Inflorescences usually with leaflike bracts. Filaments with 2 distinct spurs. Capsule globose, 3–4 mm in diam., with thickened sutures, densely pubescent.

Pinus and Quercus forests, forest margins, thickets, open and dry slopes; 200–3400 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.