金櫻子常綠(lv)(lv)攀援灌(guan)木,高可達5米;小(xiao)枝粗壯,散(san)生扁彎皮刺(ci),無毛(mao),小(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)革質(zhi)(zhi),通常3,稀5;小(xiao)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)片(pian)橢圓狀(zhuang)卵形(xing)(xing)(xing)、倒卵形(xing)(xing)(xing)或披(pi)針(zhen)狀(zhuang)卵形(xing)(xing)(xing),邊緣有銳(rui)鋸齒(chi),上(shang)面亮綠(lv)(lv)色(se),無毛(mao),下面黃(huang)綠(lv)(lv)色(se);托葉(xie)(xie)(xie)離生或基部與葉(xie)(xie)(xie)柄合生,披(pi)針(zhen)形(xing)(xing)(xing),邊緣有細齒(chi);花單生于葉(xie)(xie)(xie)腋,直徑5-7厘米;花瓣白色(se),寬(kuan)倒卵形(xing)(xing)(xing),先端微凹;果(guo)(guo)(guo)梨形(xing)(xing)(xing)、倒卵形(xing)(xing)(xing),稀近球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing),紫褐色(se),外(wai)面密被刺(ci)毛(mao);花期4-6月,果(guo)(guo)(guo)期7-11月;喜(xi)生于向陽的山野、田邊、溪畔(pan)灌(guan)木叢中,海拔(ba)200-1600米,產中國多(duo)省區,根皮含鞣(rou)質(zhi)(zhi)可制栲膠,果(guo)(guo)(guo)實(shi)可熬糖及(ji)釀酒,根、葉(xie)(xie)(xie)、果(guo)(guo)(guo)均入(ru)藥。