黄椿木姜子(原变种) huang chun mu jiang zi (yuan bian zhong)

Litsea iteodaphne (Nees) J. D. Hooker f. chinensis C. K. Allen; L. variabilis f. chinensis (C. K. Allen) Yen C. Yang & P. H. Huang.

Branchlets and petioles puberulent or subglabrous. Leaf blade glabrous or subglabrous on both surfaces, conspicuously reticulate-veined abaxially.

Broad-leaved forests, streamsides; 300-1700 m. Guangdong, S Guangxi, Hainan, SE Yunnan [Laos, Vietnam].

The wood is heavy, slightly hard, not fissile, resistant to water and borer insects, and is used for furniture and construction.