Dr Augustine Henry (1857-1930) was stationed in China as a medical officer from 1881 to 1900 apart from a few short periods on home leave. He began collecting plants in earnest c. 1884 and sometime between 1887 and 1890 sent back to Kew for identification, material of the Tu-chung tree: A. Henry 3182 (foliage only), 3182A, 4683 and 7936 (all in fruit). Henry had never seen this plant in the wild but noted that the bark was highly prized by the Chinese for its medicinal value.