Stem quadrangular, pubescent. Leaves broadly obovate or elliptic-oblong, densely pubescent or subglabrous, base cuneate or rounded, margin slightly undulate, apex obtuse or mucronate.

Hillsides, waste places; 800-2300 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam].