Description from
Flora of China
Sabia ritchieae Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 195. 1914; S. gaultheriifolia Stapf ex L. Chen; S. shensiensis L. Chen.
Pedicel 1-1.5 cm. Petals deciduous, dark purple, 5-6 mm, not enlarged at fruiting. Disk higher than broad, base broadest, margin annular.
● Humid valley forests, mountain slopes; 500-1200 m. Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, N Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, SC Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.