赤楠(原变种) chi nan (yuan bian zhong)

Eugenia microphylla Abel; E. sinensis Hemsley; E. somae Hayata; Syllisium buxifolium (Hooker & Arnott) Meyen & Schauer; Syzygium somae (Hayata) Mori.

Branchlets 4-angled. Leaves opposite; leaf blade broadly elliptic, elliptic, or sometimes broadly obovate, 1.5-3 × 1-2 cm, secondary adaxially inconspicuous, base broadly cuneate to obtuse, apex rounded to obtuse and sometimes with an obtuse cusp.

Sparse forests or scrub in mountains; 200-1200 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang [S Japan, Vietnam].