First-year branchlets with nodes of normal length, usually glandular hairy. Leaves usually with stomatal lines along adaxial surface, apex acute or obtuse. Seed scales pale violet or red-brown, or green tinged pale reddish purple on distal margin before maturity, 5-10 cm.

* Mountains; 2900-3700 m. SW Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan