Vasilis Teodoridis:
Lauraceae | Neolitsea
33. Neolitsea ovatifolia Yen C. Yang & P. H. Huang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 44. 1978.
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Neolitsea ovatifolia var. puberula Yen C. Yang & P. H. Huang; N. phanerophlebia Merrill f. glabra H. Liu.
Shrubs. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves alternate or clustered toward apex of branchlet; petiole 8-10(-15) mm; slightly flat; glabrous; leaf blade glaucous abaxially; ovate; 4-6(-8.5) x 2-2.5(-4) cm; glabrous and distinctly foveolate on both surfaces; triplinerved; lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs; lowermost pair arising ca. 2 mm from base; other pairs arising from middle or below middle of blade; base obtusely rounded to cuneate; apex acuminate. Umbels solitary or 3- or 4-fascicled; 5-flowered; peduncle very short or lacking. Pedicel sericeous-pubescent. Perianth segments 4; elliptic. Male flowers: fertile stamens 6; filaments glabrous; of 3rd whorls each with 2 sessile rounded small glands at base; rudimentary pistil glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit globose or subglobose; ca. 10 mm in diam.; glabrous; fruiting pedicel 5-8 mm; very stout; glabrous. Fr. Aug.
? Sparse forests in valleys. Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; SE Yunnan.