| General Description | With no more than 50 mature individuals within a distribution area of only 1,910 km, this species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered. |
| Notable Specimens | Emei Mountain, Sichuan Province, China. |
| Habitat | Evergreen forests at an altitude of 1,000 - 1,200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Dark grey in colour. |
| Leaf Description | Elliptic or obovate-elliptic, thick, 8 - 10 secondary veins on either side of the mid vein with a cuneate to narrowly cuneate base, 8 - 12 x 2.5 - 4.5 cm. |
| Flower Description | Pale yellow with dark red filaments. |
| Fruit Description | Obovoid, 3 - 4 cm, produced in September. |