| General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern and has been listed as vulnerable in China. |
| Habitat | Mixed forests, thickets, along river banks and thickets at an altitude of 500-2,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Light greyish-brown bark with few fissures. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Conical with 2-3 pairs of scales. |
| Leaf Description | Suborbicular, thin, 5-7 broadly ovate lobes and a truncate or subcordate base, 10-12 x 7-9 cm. |
| Flower Description | 5-petaled flowers clustered on 10-12 cm racemes. |
| Fruit Description | Flat winged nutlets, 1.5-2 cm x 6 mm, produced in September. |