Sageretia lucida Merr.

This species is very similar to, and often confused with, Sageretia hamosa. The latter species differs in having larger leaves, with 7-10 pairs of lateral veins, and large inflorescences, with hairy rachises to 15 cm.

Sageretia lucida has been included by some authors in the synonymy of S. henryi. However, we found that specimens of S. lucida differ from S. henryi in having sessile flowers, barbate vein axils on the abaxial leaf surface, and drupes maturing within the current year.

Shrubs scandent, unarmed or with spines. Leaves alternate or subopposite; petiole 8-12 mm, glabrous; leaf blade adaxially shiny, ovate-oblong or elliptic, 6-12 × 2.5-4 cm, thinly leathery, or leaves on flowering branches smaller, 3.5-5 × 1.8-2.5 cm, abaxially barbate at vein axils, adaxially glabrous, lateral veins 5 or 6(or 7) pairs, prominent abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, base rounded, often asymmetrical, margin crenate, shallowly serrate, apex obtuse, acuminate, or shortly acuminate, rarely acute. Flowers sessile or subsessile, glabrous, usually in short axillary spikes, or rarely in spicate panicles on lower branches; rachis 2-3 cm, glabrous, often with brownish, ovate-triangular bracteoles. Sepals triangular-ovate, 1.3-1.5 mm, adaxially slightly keeled, apex acute. Petals clawed, shorter than sepals. Stamens ca. as long as petals. Drupe red when mature, elliptic-ovoid, large, 1-1.2 cm, 5-7 mm in diam., apex obtuse or mucronulate. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Nov-Dec.

Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam].

Sparse forests in valleys; 300-800 m.

Sageretia lucida is a shrub and can be found with or without spines. It is found in sparse forests within valleys about 300 to 800 m in elevation. Its native distribution is south-central China, southeast China including Hainan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Sageretia lucida là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Táo. Loài này được Merr. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1929.

亮叶雀梅藤（学名：Sageretia lucida）为鼠李科雀梅藤属下的一个种。