狭叶虎皮楠 xia ye hu pi nan

Daphniphyllum himalense (Bentham) Müller Argoviensis subsp. angustifolium (Hutchinson) T. C. Huang.

Shrubs or small trees, 2-5 m tall; branchlets stout, brown. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, 11.5-15 × 2.5-3 cm, coriaceous, lightly glaucous abaxially, brown adaxially in dried state, base broadly cuneate or obtuse, apex triangular-acute; lateral veins slender, 14-16 pairs, prominent on both surfaces, reticulate veins lightly prominent. Male flowers: inflorescence 2-3 cm; pedicel ca. 2 mm; calyx absent; stamens 8-10; anthers ovoid, ca. 1.5 mm. Female flowers: inflorescence 1-1.5 cm; pedicel ca. 1 mm; calyx absent; ovary ovoid, ca. 1 mm; style branches recurved. Infructescence ca. 2.5 cm; drupe oblong, ca. 8 × 6 mm, ± smooth, glaucous; style branches deciduous. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Aug-Oct.

● Forests; 1500-2300 m. W Hubei, E Sichuan.