Quercus litseifolia Hance, J. Bot. 22: 228. 1884; Lithocarpus mucronatus (Hickel & A. Camus) A. Camus; L. synbalanos (Hance) Chun; Pasania litseifolia (Hance) Schottky; P. lysistachya Hu; P. mucronata Hickel & A. Camus; P. synbalanos (Hance) Schottky; P. viridis Schottky p.p. (all syntypes except A. Henry 9636); P. wenshanensis Hu; Q. synbalanos Hance; Synaedrys litseifolia (Hance) Koidzumi.

Branchlets glabrous. Rachis of infructescences glabrous. Cupule 0.8-1.4 cm in diam. Fr. Jun-Oct.

This variety is drought resistant and is common in areas of high light intensity.

Broad-leaved evergreen forests. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Laos, NE Myanmar, N Vietnam]