Berchemia trichoclada var. leioclada Handel-Mazzetti, Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 149. 1921.

Branchlets, rachis, and fruiting pedicels glabrous. Petiole only sparsely pubescent.

The roots and leaves are used medicinally. The young leaves are used as a substitute for tea.

● Forest margins, thickets, slopes; 100-2100 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan.