Description from
Flora of China
Hiptage esquirolii H. Léveillé; Photinia davidsoniae Rehder & E. H. Wilson.
Leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or obovate to oblanceolate, 5–10(–15) × 2–5 cm, margin sharply serrate.
Forest margins, thickets, valleys, rocky slopes; 300--1000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Indonesia, N Vietnam].