Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
51. Ardisia brevicaulis Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 519. 1900.
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Ardisia bodinieri H. Léveillé; A. citrifolia Hayata; Bladhia brevicaulis (Diels) Migo; B. citrifolia (Hayata) Nakai.
Subshrubs stoloniferous. Stems 10-15 cm; puberulent when young. Petiole 1-1.5(-2) cm; puberulent; leaf blade narrowly ovate to elliptic or suboblong; 7-14(-18) x 2.5-4.8(-6) cm; papery; glabrous adaxially; puberulent abaxially; base cuneate; margin entire; reflexed; obscurely punctate; apex obtuse to rounded; lateral veins (7-)10-13 on each side of midrib; at almost right angles to midrib; marginal vein evident. Inflorescences terminal; umbellate; simple; on curved ends of specialized; puberulent; 1- or 2-leaved lateral branches 2-5 cm. Flowers pink; 4-5 mm. Pedicel 1-1.5 cm. Sepals lanceolate or ovate; ca. 2 mm; sometimes puberulent outside; ciliate; punctate. Petals ovate; ca. 5(-7) mm; glabrous; sparsely and minutely puberulent inside; prominently punctate; apex acute. Stamens shorter than petals; anthers lanceolate; acute or apiculate; punctate dorsally. Ovary glabrous; punctate; ovules ca. 6; uniseriate. Fruit red; globose; ca. 6 mm in diam.; punctate. Fl. Jun-Jul; fr. Oct-Dec.
* Mixed forests; dark damp places; 400-1300 m. Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Xizang; Yunnan