生活型

shrub

形態特徵

• An evergreen shrub, 1–2 m tall, glabrous.
• Leaves oblong, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, (9.5-)12.5–17.6(–20.4) cm long, (3.0-)3.6–5.1(–6.9) cm broad, apex acute to acuminate, base cuneate, green above, pale green beneath, sometimes turning red when dry; the lateral veins 8–10(–11)-paired, midrib and lateral veins concave on upper side; petioles (0.5-)0.7–2.2(–2.6) cm long; stipules triangular to broadly triangular, 4–6 mm long.
• Inflorescence in terminal cymes, rarely axillary; peduncles with glandular hairs or subpubescent. Flowers white, 3–5 mm long, 4–5 mm in diam., unisexual, dioecious; male flowers: corolla greenish-white, cup-like, (4-)5(–6)-lobed, densely white pilose in mouth; stamens exserted, as many as corolla lobes, filaments 2 mm long, dense pilose, the rudimentary pistil (pistillode) short, included, calyx pale green, 5-toothed; female flowers: corolla and calyx similar to male flowers, style cylindrical, 4 mm long, stigma 2-lobed, papillous, staminode in mouth of corolla.
• Fruits globose, ridge, 4–7 mm long, 4–8 mm in diam., red or orangish-red at maturity.

分布

• 台灣 : very common species presented in broad-leaved forests throughout this island.
• 世界 : Southern China, Hainan Island, the Ryukyus to Japan.

引證標本

TAIPEI CITY: Yangmingshan N.P., Matsao, Yang 9679. KEELUNG: Patoutzu, Hwang & Lin s.n. Oct 1991. ILAN: Hsinliao Waterfall, Hwang et al. s.n. Oct 1991; Kueishantao Island, Masam. & Suzuki s.n. Jul 1932. MIAOLI: Choulan, Tang 565. HSINCHU: Shinioushan, Kuo 9238. TAICHUNG: Mt. Tamadanshan, Huang 115. NANTOU: Chingshuikou, Huang 369. CHANGHUA: Yuanlin, Morimoto 760. CHIAYI: Fenchihu, Liu s.n. Jun 1991. KAOHSIUNG: Shanping, Jong 850. PINGTUNG: Nanjenshan, Yang 1074. TAITUNG: Yenping, Hungyeh, Yang et al. 7521. HUALIEN: Fuli, Loshan Waterfall, Chen et al. 331.

引用文獻

• LIU, Ho-Yih, YANG, T. Y. Aleck, LI, Sung-Po and LI, Hen-Jung, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 4: 316. 1998.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit., 台灣植物誌第二版)