Acalypha australis

鐵莧菜

Acalypha australis L.

名彙資訊

特徵描述

典藏標本

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分布位置

相關資訊

名彙資訊

學名發表文獻

L., Species Plantarum 2: 1004. 1753. (Sp. Pl.)

台灣首次記錄發表文獻

Hayata, The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan 20: 50. 1904. (J. Coll. Sci. Univ. Tokyo)

異名

Acalypha australis L. var. lanceolata Hayata

Hayata, The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan 20: 51. 1904. (J. Coll. Sci. Univ. Tokyo)

各語言俗名

中

榎草. 海蚌含珠. 人莧.
英

Copperleaf. Virginia copperleaf.
日

あみがさそう.
台

Tê si hông. Kim siah liû.

參考文獻

Yang, A list of plants in Taiwan . 1982. (List Pl. Taiwan)

特徵描述

生活型

herb

形態特徵

An annual herb up to 1 m high; stems erect, branched, hirsute or nearly glabrous.
Leaves membranaceous, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 2–6 cm long, 1–3 cm broad, the apex acuminate, the base acute or rounded, the margins obtusely serrate, sparsely pilose, 3-nerved at base; petioles 2–5 cm long. Spikes axillary, androgynous, short-pedunculate, 1–4 cm long.
Male flowers at the top of the spikes, small, naked. Female flowers at the base of the spikes; bracts reniform, 1–1.5 cm long, acuminate; sepals ovate, ciliate; ovary pilose; styles 3 mm long.
Capsules 3 mm across, pilose; seeds 1.5–2 mm long, smooth.

分布

台灣 : Throughout the whole island at low altitudes.
世界 : Ussuri, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus, China and the Philippines.

引證標本

TAIPEI: Wulai, Kuoh 2895. TAICHUNG: Neipu, Hsu 4704. NANTOU: Puli, Hsu 4640. KAOHSIUNG: Chiuchutan, Chuang et al. 1540. PINGTUNG: Hengchun, Wang 12713. TAITUNG: Tawu, Hsu 4087.