Species valde affinis T. gymnantherae（Wight et Arn.) Beddome, sed fructu ovato, apice acuto, antheris filamentis brevioribus, laminis latioribus. T. nitidae Merr. affinis, sed siccitate fohis nigris, nervis lateralibus utrique elevatis, sepalis oblongis differt.
Frutex vel arbor parva, 3-8 m alta, trunco circ. 10-25 cm diam. , ubique glabra; cortex niger, ramulis juvenibus rubiginosis, ramulis griseo-brunneis. Folia alterna tenuiter coriacea vel coriacea, saepe aggregata apice ramosum, subverticillata, elliptica vel oblongo-elliptica, 6-9 cm longa, 2. 8-4 cm lata, apice breviter acuminata vel breviter acutata, in apicibus obtusis, basi. late cuneata, interdum cuneata, integra, supra atro-viridia, subtus laete viridia vel laete fulvo-viridia, utrique glabra, costa supra impressa, subtus elevata, nervis lateralibus 6-7-jugis, inconspicuis; petiolis 1-2 cm longis. Flors in axillis foliorum singularis vel ramulis foliorum delabentium crescentes, pedicelli gracili, 1-1.5 cm longi. flores masculi: 1.3-1.5 cm diam. , bracteolae 2, ovato-triangu-lae vel ovato-lanceolatae, 1-2. 5 mm longae, 1-1.5 mm latae, apice acutae; sepala 5, ovato-oblonga vel oblonga, 3-4.5 mm longa, 2-3.5 mm lata, apice rotunda vel obtusa, margine glandulo-serrulata, extus glabra; petala 5, flava vel flavida, late obovata, 6-7 mm longa, circ. 6 mm lata, apice rotunda et emarginata; stamina clrc. 45, 4-5 mm longa, antheris lineari-oblongis, filamentis antheris longiores vel subaequilongis, apice elevatis inconspicuis, ovariis abortiviis minutis, flores hermaphroditus ignoti. Fructus ovatus, purpureus in maturitate, 10-12 mm longum, basi latissimus, circ. 8 mm diam. , apice acuminatus, biloculatus, stylo persistenti breviore bipartito, circ. 1 mm longo, bracteolae persistentes, sepala persistentia oblonga, 4-5 mm longa, 3-3. 5 mm lata, pedicellis 1-1.5 cm longis, carpello tenuiter coriaceo; semina in quoque loculo duo, oblong-semicircularia, arillo rubro in maturitate, circ. 7 mm longo, circ. 4 mm diam.

Sichuan: Omeishan（峨眉山）, Daping（大坪）, alt. 1300 m ,forest along road side , Aug. 15, 1973, tree, 5 m high, fruits purplish -red, Yand Ya-bin（杨亚滨）181 (Type, PE）; Oshan Xian（峨山县）, alt. 1750 m, Oct. 1957, tree, 6 m high, fruits red, Yang Guang-hui（杨光辉）57475; Chongqing Shi（重庆市）, Beibei（北碚）, Jinyun-shan （络云山）, alt. 700 m, in forest, July, 17, 1954, tree, 3 m high, flowers yellowish-white, Fang Wenpei（方文碚）689; Nanchuan Xian（南川县）, alt. 1400 m., forest along hill ravine, June, 24, 1957, shrub. 1 m high, flowers white, Xiong Jihua（熊济华）91683; Leibo Man（雷波县）, alt. 770 m, in hill slope, June, 22, 1976, small. tree 3 m high, Jin Xiu ban（进修班）76-96. Guizhou: Qingzhen（清镇）, alt. 1150 m, in bushes, Oct. 18, 1956, shrub 3 m high, fruits ovate, Chuan qian dui（川黔队）2182.