生活型

climber

形態特徵

• A climber; young branchlets pubescent, become glabrescent; thorns 2, opposite, in young branchlets wanting, in mature branchlets present, 1.5 mm long; slightly curved.
• Leaves alternate, herbaceous when young, become subcoriaceous, lanceolate, apex acuminate to acute, base cuneate to acute, 9–16 cm long, 2.2–3.4 cm wide; leaves shape variable, glabrous on both surfaces, midrib sunken, reticulation nerves distinct on both surfaces; petioles 4–6 mm long.
• Flowers axillary, 1–3 flowers in row, pedicels 0.7–1.2 cm long; sepals 4, elliptical, obtuse at apex, margin hairy, 6–8 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, petals 4, elliptical, 1–1.2 cm long, 3–4 mm wide; obtuse at apex, margin hairy; stamens numerous, filaments glabrous, 2.2 cm long; gynophore 2.1 cm long; ovary 2.5–3 mm long, stigma with few hairs.
• Berry red when mature.

分布

• 台灣 : in the southern part, low to middle altitudes (600–1100 m). Forest and thickets, also in open situation, dry to mesic.
• 世界 : Asia, Southern China.

引證標本

CHIAYI: Alishan Highway, April 5 1992, R. C. Chuang s .n. (TCF). TAINAN: Tatungshan, T. C. Huang & S. F. Huang 15990 (TAI). PINGTUNG: Janlishan, G. P. Hsieh 1021 (PPI), 1023 (PPI); Iitingshan, G. P. Hsieh 1062 (PPI); Mt. Hsuehyehken, G. P. Hsieh 1131 (PPI); Mt. Jiht’angchen, C. F. Chen 209 (PPI); Mt. Weiliao, S. Z. Yang 5851 (PPI). KAOHSIUNG: Shanping, S. Y. Lu 16126 (TAIF), M. T. Kao 7883 (TAI).

參考文獻

• LIU, TANG-SHUI and LIAO, JIH-CHING, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 2: 735. 1996.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)
• Shih-Wen Chung, Sheng-Yu Lu, Jeng-Cheng Weng, Guang-Pu Hsieh and Sheng-Zehn Yang, Taiwania 49(4): 225-231. 2004.