Carpinus fargesii Franchet; C. laxiflora (Siebold & Zuccarini) Blume var. davidii Franchet; C. laxiflora var. macrostachya Oliver ex Hu; C. tehchingensis Hu.

Leaves regularly or irregularly doubly mucronate serrate, apex acute, acuminate, or caudate.

Subtropical broad-leaved forests; 400-900 m. Anhui, Fujian, N Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam]