锈叶新木姜子(原变种) xiu ye xin mu jiang zi (yuan bian zhong)

Neolitsea ferruginea Merrill.

Young branchlets and petioles densely ferruginous tomentose. Leaf blade oblong-oblanceolate, oblong-elliptic, or lanceolate, densely ferruginous tomentose on both surfaces when young and becoming glabrous, base cuneate, apex subcaudate or abruptly acute. Fl. Oct-Dec, fr. Jul-Aug of next year.

Mixed forests; below 1000 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, S Jiangxi [Cambodia, Laos].

The bark, branchlets, and leaves contain glue and may be used for making incense. The leaves are used medicinally for treating furunculosis.