Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Litsea
22b. Litsea coreana var. sinensis (C. K. Allen) Yen C. Yang & P. H. Huang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 49. 1978.
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Actinodaphne lancifolia var. sinensis C. K. Allen; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 406. 1938; Iozoste hirtipes Migo.
Branchlets glabrous. Petiole 6-16 mm; glabrous abaxially; pubescent adaxially; leaf blade oblong or lanceolate; glabrous abaxially; along midrib pubescent at base adaxially when young; apex acute.
? Weed-tree forests on mountains; below 900 m. Anhui; Fujian; Henan; Hubei; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Zhejiang.
This variety has often been confused with Litsea rotundifolia var. oblongifolia by some authors; but it differs in having scaly fissured bark; a stout and flat fruiting pedicel; black mature fruit; and persistent perianth segments.