板凳果(原变种) ban deng guo (yuan bian zhong)

Pachysandra axillaris var. glaberrima (Handel-Mazzetti) C. Y. Wu; P. axillaris var. tricarpa Hayata; P. stylosa Dunn var. glaberrima Handel-Mazzetti; P. tricarpa (Hayata) S. S. Ying.

Petiole 2-4 cm; leaf blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, or oblong to ovate-oblong, 5-8 × 3-5 cm, tiny papillate and densely pubescent abaxially, base shallowly cordate to truncate, margin serrate at middle-upper part. Inflorescences 1-2 cm, erect. Flowers white or rose. Male flowers 5-10. Female flowers 1-3. Fruit yellow or red when mature. Fl. Feb-May, fr. Sep-Oct.

● Forests, thickets; 1800-2500 m. W Sichuan, Taiwan, C and W Yunnan.