Ribesiodes ribes (N. L. Burman) Kuntze; Samara ribes (N. L. Burman) Kurz.

Branchlets lenticellate. Leaf blade papery, dull adaxially. Bracts subulate. Petals erect at anthesis. Stamens and staminodes equal in size, subequalling petals; anthers longer than wide. Fruit 3-4(-5) mm in diam. Fl. Jan-Jul, fr. May-Dec.

Mixed forests, bushes, roadsides, scrub, on well-drained soils, sand, sandy loam; (0-)100-2000 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Xizang, Yunnan [Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam].