Disporum austrosinense H. Hara; Tovaria esquirolii H. Léveillé.

Rhizome hard. Stem simple or branched distally, sometimes tufted, 20--80 cm. Petiole 3--10 mm; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, 6--14 × 2--5.5 cm, subleathery, cross veins distinct, base rounded to broadly cuneate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, umbellate, 2--5-flowered; pedicels 1--3 cm. Tepals whitish, yellowish, or purplish, spatulate-oblanceolate, 1--2 cm × 3--7 mm, minutely pilose at margin and near base adaxially. Stamens slightly shorter than or equaling tepals; filaments 5--9 mm, minutely papillose proximally; anthers 3--5 mm. Ovary 2--2.5 mm. Style 5--14 mm. Fl. Mar--Jun.

Forests; 900--2000 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan [Vietnam].