Buxus sinica var. sinica Shrubs or small trees; branchlets terete, longitudinally ribbed, grayish white; young branches tetragonous, pubescent; internode (3-)5-20 mm. Petiole 1-2 mm; leaf blade varied in shape and size, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate, orbicular, obovate, obovate-oblong, or elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate, (5-)7-35 × (3.5-)5-20 mm, leathery, thickly leathery, or thinly leathery, shining adaxially, glabrous on both surfaces or puberulent along basal half of midrib, base rounded to cuneate, apex rounded, obtuse with retuse tip or acuminate with acute tip. Buxus sinica var. sinica is a variety in the genus Buxus (box) which contains 70 species and belongs to the family of the Buxaceae (Boxwood Family). Buxus sinica var. sinica is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are elliptic with entire margins. It is native to China. Forests in mountain valleys and on slopes, thickets, streamsides, stony areas; 600-2600 m. Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang.