生活型

shrub

形態特徵

• Epiphytic or scandent shrubs; branchlets subterete to subtetragonous.
• Leaves chartaceous or membranaceous, ovate to broadly ovate, 4.5–6.5 cm long, 2.5–3.5 cm wide, acute to cuspi¬date acute at the apex, obtuse to rotund at the base, crenulate serrulate, the lateral veins distinct and elevated beneath; petioles about 5 mm long.
• Flowers in axillary simple cymes, light yellowish green; peduncles about 1.5 cm long; bracteoles ciliate; disc echinate.
• Fruit subglobose, 0.6 0.8 cm across, densely short spined, brown at maturity.

分布

• 台灣 : Sporadically distributed from low to medium altitudes of this island.

引證標本

CHIAYI: Yushan, Kawakami & Mori 1791. (Type of E. trichocarpus); Lu 16036. NANTOU: Lushan, Lu 18143. PINGTUNG: Meilong, Lu 17194; Tawushan, Lu 19193. TAITUNG: Chipen, Lu 18383.

參考文獻

• LU, SHENG-YOU and YANG, YUEN-PO, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 3: 651. 1993.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)