Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
47. Ardisia pusilla A. de Candolle; Trans. Linn. Soc. London; Bot. 17: 126. 1834.
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Shrubs or subshrubs; stoloniferous. Stems 15-40 cm; 1.5-2(-3) mm in diam. Leaves opposite or whorled; petiole 3-8 mm; pubescent; leaf blade elliptic or obovate; 2.5-6 cm; papery; sparsely punctate; strigose adaxially; pubescent and villous abaxially; base cuneate or subrounded; margin serrate or denticulate; apex acuminate; acute; or obtuse; lateral veins 5-9 on each side of midrib; conspicuous; marginal vein obscure. Inflorescences simple; lateral; umbellate; pubescent and hirsute or villous; peduncle 1-3.5 cm. Flowers white or pinkish to reddish; (3-)4 mm. Pedicel slender; ca. 6 mm. Sepals linear- or subulate-lanceolate; pilose and villous; punctate. Petals broadly ovate; punctate; apex acute or obtuse. Stamens to subequalling petals; anthers ovate; punctate dorsally; acute and somewhat apiculate. Ovary glabrous; ovules 5 or 6; uniseriate. Fruit reddish; globose; 5-6 mm in diam.; punctate; glabrous or puberulent. Fl. May-Jul; fr. Jul-Dec.
Dense mixed forests; hilly areas; roadsides; along streams; shady damp places; rock crevices; 200-700 m. Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan [Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Philippines]