
- 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)