''Allophylus chartaceus'' is a species of

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species in the family ''

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''. Engler & Prantl, Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III. (5): 313. 1895 It is native to

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.Flora of China vol 12 page 22
The plant is a shrub with simple leaves, and inflorescences in pairs or groups rather than solitary. It produces fleshy red fruits up to 1 cm in diameter.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10933953 chartaceus Flora of China Flora of India (region) Flora of Bhutan Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz