生活型

shrub

形態特徵

• A shrub; branches glabrous.
• Leaves 3-nerved, ovate, veins distinct on both surfaces, acuminate to caudex at apex, obtuse to attenuate at base, entire at mar¬gin, 7.5–15 cm long, 2.5–5.5 cm broad, very shortly hairy at both surfaces.
• Inflorescence axillary umbellate; peduncles sessile. Calyx about 2 mm long, with 4 lobes; petals 4, about 3 mm long; stamens 4, equal; ovary inferior, 4-celled; styles 5–7 mm long.
• Fruit capsular, ovoid, tetragona, 6–7 mm across, 8–11 mm long.

分布

• 台灣 : Throughout the island under the forest at altitude 100–1,600 m.
• 世界 : Distributed from eastern India through Indo-China and southern China to Taiwan, the Ryukyus;

引證標本

TAIPEI: Peichatienshan, Kuo 2542. ILAN: Chilanshan, Kuo 7281. HSINCHU: Tapachienshan, Huang 5949. MIAOLI: Shishuishan, Mori s. n. 1908. TAICHUNG: Anmashan, Huang 8007. NANTOU: Chuefeng-Sunkang, Huang 3468. CHIAYI: Alishan, Kanehira & Sasaki s. n. 1918. PINGTUNG: Tawushan, Huang et al. 13630; Jingshuiying, Huang 10229. HUALIEN: Mukuashan, Liu et al. 226.

參考文獻

• HUANG, SHING-FAN and HUANG, TSENG-CHIENG, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 3: 906-909. .  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)