Podocarpus argotaenia Hance, J. Bot. 21: 357. 1883; Amentotaxus argotaenia var. cathayensis (H. L. Li) P. C. Keng; A. cathayensis H. L. Li; Cephalotaxus argotaenia (Hance) Pilger; Podocarpus insignis Hemsley.

Leaves 3-11 cm × 6-11 mm. Pollen-cone racemes borne (1 or)2-4 together, 5-6.5 cm. Seed-bearing structures with peduncle to 1/3 × length of subtending leaf.

Forests, ravines, shady and damp stream banks; 300-1100 m. Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, W Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, NW Jiangxi, C and SE Sichuan, Taiwan, SE Xizang, ?Zhejiang [N Vietnam]