Keteleeria calcarea W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu in W. C. Cheng & al., Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 82. 1975.

First-year branchlets yellow. Winter buds globose. Leaf scars obscurely protruding on branchlets. Apex of seed scales obtuse-rounded.

A vulnerable plant. The timber is used for construction and furniture. The plant is also cultivated for afforestation and as an ornamental.

* Usually on calcareous mountains; 200-1100 m. N Guangxi, S Guizhou