• Scientific Name: Paris polyphylla var. chinensis (Franch.) H.Hara
• Ref: J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 10:176. 1969
• Synonyms:
  • Daiswa chinensis (Franch.) Takht.
  • D. chinensis subsp. brachysepala (Pamp.) Takht.
  • D. polyphylla var. chinensis (Franch.) M.N.Tamura
  • Paris brachysepala Pamp.
  • P. chinensis Franch.
  • P. formosana Hayata
• Chinese Common Name: 华重楼 Huá chónglóu
• Family: Melanthiaceae
• Genus: Paris
• Distribution: Forests, bamboo forests, thickets; 2800–3000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan [Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam].
• Photo: Qingliang Peak, Zhejiang

Plants 40--130 cm tall. Leaves 5--10(or 11). Inner tepals shorter than outer ones. Filaments 5--6 mm; anthers 1--1.2 cm; free portion of connective 0.5--1.5(--2) mm. 2 n = 10*. (Flora of China)