Loranthus caloreas Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 251. 1912; L. matsudae Hayata; Phyllodesmis caloreas (Diels) Danser; Taxillus matsudae (Hayata) Danser.

Leaf blade linear or subspatulate, 2-3 × 0.3-0.7 cm, lateral veins inconspicuous. Umbels 2- or 3-flowered. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Calyx ovoid, brown tomentose. Mature bud 2-2.7 cm. Corolla lobes lanceolate, 7-8 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Apr-May next year.

The plants have medicinal uses. The plants are parasitic on Keteleeria davidiana, Picea morrisonicola, Pinus massoniana, P. taiwanensis, Tsuga dumosa, and species of Cedrus.

Coniferous or mixed forests, mountain slopes; 900-2800(-3100) m. Fujian, N Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan].