General Description | An upright, evergreen, shrub, growing to a height and spread of 2 m, and is characterized by its narrow, spine-free leaflets.
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Landscape | Flower borders and beds, accent, container, and mass planting.
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Propagation | By seed or semi-hardwood cuttings.
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Cultivation | Grows well in a moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in full sun or partial shade.
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Pests | Generally pest and disease free.
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Habitat | Forests, forest margins, streamsides, thickets, weedy slopes, open rocky ground in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan, China. |
Leaf Description | Yellowish to dark green, oblong, with 5-9 pairs of obliquely ascending, mostly separate or sometimes contiguous leaflets, lowest pair of leaflets similar to and close to others. |
Flower Description | Clustered racemes of fragrant yellow flowers.
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Fruit Description | Black or purple berries.
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