4. Pseudocodon hirsutus (Hand.-Mazz.) Hong in Wang et al. (2014: 548).

Codonopsis limprichtii var. hirsuta Handel-Mazzetti (1924: 169) .

Codonopsis convolvulacea var. hirsuta (Hand.-Mazz.) Nannfeldt (1936: 1077).

Codonopsis hirsuta (Hand.-Mazz.) Hong & Ma (1992: 546).

Type:— CHINA. „Prov. Setschwan austro-occ.: Ad terram abruptam calceam reg. temperatae supra vicum Lodjiahosan pr. oppidum Yenyüen, 3000 m “, 30 September 1914, Handel-Mazzetti 5423 (lectotype WU, here designated; isolectotype W) .

Distribution:—Endemic to China: SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan.