Species affinis T. gymnantherae (Wight et Arn.) Beddome, sed foliis anguste longioribus, nervis lateralibus utrique inconspicuis, sepalis longe ovatis vel ovato-lanceolatis, apice acutis, pedicellis gracilioribus, longioribus differt.
Arbor parva, interdum fruticosa vel arbor, circ. 2-14 m alta, interdum usque ad 25 m alta, trunco circ. 30 cm diam. , cortice cinereo-albo vel griseo-brunneis, ramulis hornotinis laete brunneis, ramulis griseo-brunneis glabris. Folia alterna, coriacea, elliptica vel elliptico-lanceolata, 7-10 (-12) cm longa, 2.5-3.5 (-4) cm lata, apice breviter acuminata, raro acuminata, basi cuneata vel anguste cuneata, integra, supra atro-viridia, nitida, subtus laete viridia vel griseo-viridia, siccitate viridula vel griseo-viridia, utrique glabra, costa supra conspicue impressa, subtus elevata, nervis lateralibus 6-8-jugis, utrique inconspicuis; petioli 1-15 cm longi vel interdum usque ad 2 cm longi. Flores in axillis foliorum singularis, pedicelli 2-3 cm longi, paulo revurvato, a basi ad apicem crassati, in basi sepalorum, circ. 2-2.5 mm crassi; bracteolae 2, ovato-lanceolatae, 3.5 mm longae, 2 mm latae, glabrae, margine interdum glandulosae, persistentes; sepala5, oblonga vel ovato-lanceolata, 6-8 mm longa, 3.5-4.5 mm lata, glabra, apice -acuta, apiculata, extus medio carinata, paulo crassa, margine submembrannacea, glandulo-serrulatis; petala 5, alba vel f ulvida, late obovata vel ovoidea 8-10 mm longa, 8-10 mm lata, apice saepe paulo emarginata. Flores masculi: stamina 35-45.5 mm longa, antheris oblongis, 4 mm longis; ovarium abortivurn compressus; flores feminei: ovarium globosum, biloculare, ovulis 2 in quoque loculis. Fructus globosus, purpureus in maturitate, 1.5-2 cm longus, circ. 1. 2-2 cm diam. , stylo persistente, 2-2.5 mm longo, bipartito, bracteolae cum sepala persistente, pedicello 2-3 (4) cm longo, prope basin sepalorumcrassiusculum, 2.3-3 mm diam. ; semina in quoque loculo 1-2, rubra.

Hubei: Lichuan Man（利川县）, alt. 900 m, in forest, Hua Jingcan（华敬灿）455. Jiangxi: Jinggangshan（井冈山）, in forest, tree, 5m high, fruits greenish, Xiang jie（熊杰）3224. FAujian: Longyan Shi（龙岩市）, Hexi（合溪）, rocky on road side, Nov.10, 1943, tree, 3 m high, Ling Yong（林镕）4385. Guangdong: Ruyuan Xian（乳源 县）, in dense forest, Oct. 14, 1938, shrub, 3 m high, fruits red, Liu Xinqi（刘心祈）28963（Type, PE); Zhaoqing Shi（肇庆市）, Din Hu Shan（鼎湖山）, in forest, May, 9, 1963, tree, 7m. high, flowers yellowish, Ting Kuan-chi（丁广奇）407; Yangchun Xian（阳春县）, Bagya（八甲）, in forest, Oct. 29, 1935, tree, 10 m. high, fruits green, Huang Zhi（黄志）38565. Guangxi: Wuming Xian（武鸣县）, forest in hill slope, April, 4, 1963, tree, 8 m high, Yin Shu-fen（袁淑芬）6318; Dayao Shan（大瑶山）, alt. 960m, in dense forest, May, 30, 1958, tree, Li Yin-kun（李荫昆）40004. Hunan: Chengbu Xian（城步县）, alt. 1500 m, dense forest in summit slope, July, 12, 1959, Tan Puicheung（谭沛祥）63690; Yizhang Xian（宜章县）, alt. 100 m, in forest, July, 1, 1943, shrub, 7 m high, fruits greenish-red, Chen Shao-ching（陈少卿）3520; Hainan: Baisha Xian（白沙县）, in dense forest, April, 18, 1936, tree, 8 m high, Liu Xin-qi（刘心祈）26316. Yunnan: Xichou Xian（西畴县）, alt. 1300-1500 m, in forest, Oct. 10, 1947, small tree, 7 m high, fruits red, Feng Kuo-mei（冯国楣）12324. Guizhou: Kaili（凯里）, alt. 560 m, in bushed, May, 21, 1959, shrub 2 m high, flowers yellow, Qian Nan Dui（黔南队）1476.