Rubus coreanus var. kouytchensis (H. Léveillé) H. Léveillé; R. coreanus var. nakaianus H. Léveillé; R. pseudosaxatilis H. Léveillé; R. pseudosaxatilis var. kouytchensis H. Léveillé; R. nakaianus H. Léveillé ex Nakai; R. quelpaertensis H. Léveillé.

Leaflets sparsely pubescent or pubescent only along veins abaxially.

Thickets on slopes, montane valleys, river banks, roadsides; 100--1700 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea].