Rubus hui Diels ex Hu, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 7: 608. 1922; R. axilliflorens Cardot; R. gilvus Focke.

Leaf blade 8–13 × 7–12 cm, margin 3–5-lobed. 2n = 42*.

Thickets on slopes, moist places in sparse forests, stream sides in montane valleys; 300--1500 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.