生活型

parasit

形態特徵

• Parasitic shrubs, slender or rather stout.
• Leaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong, variable in size, 4.5–5 cm long, 2–2.5 cm broad, apex obtuse, base rounded, upper surface tomentose, lower surface brownish or reddish tomentose; petioles 8 mm long.
• Flowers variable in size, short pedunculate or sessile, fascicled on lateral branches; bracts thick, triangular, tomentose; calyx tube densely tomentose, 2–2.5 mm long, margins denticulate; corolla tube thick, 2.2–3 cm long, lobes linear-lanceolate, glabrous inside, reflexed; anthers 3–4 mm long; ovary glabrous, style 2–2.5 mm long, glabrous.
• This species is widespread throughout the the island. Compared to isotypes of the typical phase, the leaves of the Taiwan plants vary as in <i>L. rhododendricolus</i> and <i>L. seraggodostemon</i> in size and form. Certain populations may be conspecific with <i>Taxillus sutchuensis</i> (Lecomte) Danser in mainland China.

物候

This species flowers in summer and early fall.

分布

• 台灣 : Parasitic on <i>Chamaecyparis</i> sp., <i>Rhododendron morii</i> Hayata, <i>Rhododendron formosanum</i> Hemsl., <i>Litsea morrisonensis</i> Hayata, <i>Alnus formosana </i> (Burk.) Makino, <i>Castanea mollissima</i> Blume, <i>Viburnum odoratissimum</i> Ker

引證標本

TAIPEI: Mururoahu, Suzuki 7271; Sendanshan, Suzuki s. n. 1925. ILAN: Taipingshan, Suzuki s. n. 1925, 1929, 1938; Chiliting, Hsu 6073; Anmahsan, Liu et al. 204. MIAOLI: Talu, Wang & Yang 4876; Sishihshan, Kuo 8552. TAICHUNG: Lishan, Feung & Kao 5004, 5084. NANTOU: Yuchu, Feung & Kao 5089; Sun Moon Lake, Kudo & Sasaki 15081, Sasaki s. n. 1929; Wushe, Masamune & Nakamura 2433, Kanehira & Sasaki 8640; Tunyuan, Shimada s. n. 1918; Nengkao, Sasaki 8666; Shouchengtashan, Kawakami & Mori 8642; Luantashan, Konishi & Nakai s. n. 1909–8 (Isotype of Loranthus seraggodostemon Hayata, 8665 TAIF). CHIAYI: Alishan, Ou 5078, Suzuki 19361, Kanehira & Sasaki 8663, Hayata & Kanehira 8661 (Merotype of Loranthus phoebe.

引用文獻

• CHIU, SHAU-TIN, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 2: 278. 1996.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit., 台灣植物誌第二版)