生活型

herb

形態特徵

• Perennial herbs, 15-20 cm tall; stems erect, terete.
• Leaves lanceolate, 4-15 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, margins pilose when young, apex callose tippped.
• Inflorescence a spike, clustered, simple or rarely lobed, elliptic-oblong, erect, 1-2.5 cm long, 5-10 mm wide; many flowered; lowest bracts leaf-like; bracteoles ovate, hyaline, with long scattered white hairs on margin, ca. 2 mm long, ca. 1 mm wide, brownish black, margins white, apex acuminate; stamens 6, ca. 1.2 mm long, filaments longer than anthers.
• Capsules pyramidal-globose, as long as perianth; seeds ellipsoid-obovoid, with small white caruncle at base, ca. 1.3 mm long.

分布

• 台灣 : wide spread in alpine regions of the central mountains.

引證標本

ILAN: Nanhutashan, Kao 5230; Taipingshan, Sasaki s. n. 17 May 1932. HSINCHU: Tapachienshan, Kuoh 3263; Luchantashan, Masamune 1295. TAICHUNG: Shiaohsuehshan, Liu et al s. n. 12 Oct 1957; Chukaoshan, Hosokawa 2291. NANTOU: Nengkaoshan, Kao 5871; Wushe, Chuang & Kao 4240. CHIAYI: Alishan, Chao & Kao 6225; Morrison, Chuang & Kao 4521. HUALIEN: Chungyangchienshan, Suzuki 15121; Chilaishan, Sasaki s. n. 6 Mar 1918.

參考文獻

• KAO, Muh-Tsuen and DeVol, Charles E.; HUANG, Tseng-Chieng, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 5: 152. 2000.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)