石生蒲桃 shi sheng pu tao

Shrubs. Branchlets terete, glabrous. Petiole ca. 3 mm; leaf blade oblanceolate, 5-8 × 1.5-2.5 cm, leathery, abaxially slightly brownish when dry, adaxially dark green and glossy when dry, secondary veins dense, intramarginal veins ca. 1 mm from margin, base cuneate, apex slightly acute. Inflorescences terminal, cymes, 1.5-2 cm, few-flowered; peduncle 5-7 mm. Hypanthium obconic, 4-5 mm, glabrous. Calyx lobes obtuse. Petals 4, distinct, broadly ovate, ca. 3 mm. Stamens 3-4 mm. Style as long as stamens.

● Mountain valleys and slopes, streamsides. Yunnan (Xichou).