Vasilis Teodoridis:
Chloranthaceae | Chloranthus
12. Chloranthus henryi Hemsley in F. B. Forbes & Hemsley; J. Linn. Soc.; Bot. 26: 367. 1891.
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Herbs perennial; 40-65 cm high. Rhizomes strong; blackish brown; with many slender; long; brown; fibrous roots. Stems erect; 1 or several in a fascicle; evidently 6- or 7-noded; internodes 0.5-3 cm; basal nodes with 1 pair of scalelike leaves. Scalelike leaves ovate-triangular; membranous. Leaves opposite; usually 4 on apical part of stem; stipules subulate; petiole 5-12 mm; leaf blade broadly elliptic; ovate-elliptic; obovate; or suborbicular; 9-18 x 5-9 cm; papery; glandular mucronate; base cuneate to broadly cuneate; margin serrate or crenate; apex acuminate; lateral veins 6-8 pairs. Spikes terminal or terminal and axillary; usually dichotomously or racemosely branched; peduncle (2.5-)10-16 cm; bracts usually ovate-triangular or nearly semiorbicular. Flowers white. Stamens 3; base nearly free; only insides connected; central connective ca. 3 mm; with a 2-loculed anther; lateral connectives slightly shorter; each with a 1-loculed anther; thecae at base of connectives. Ovary ovoid; style absent; stigma subcapitate. Drupes globose; ca. 3 mm; stalk short. Fl. Apr-Jun; fr. Jul-Aug.
* Wet places; thickets; forests; 800-2000 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Shaanxi; Sichuan; Zhejiang