生活型

herb

形態特徵

• A fleshy herb, simple or sparingly branched, up to 15 cm high
• Leaves broad ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 1–3 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, the apex obtuse, the margin dentate-ciliate with a bristle on the apex of tooth, stiff hairs on both surfaces; petioles 10–28 mm long.
• Flowers 1–3; calyx 5 mm long, the lobes 4, triangular, the apex with 5–7 horn-like hairs; petals 10–14 mm long, obovate; stamens 8, equal, the filament with short appendage or obscure; style about 4 mm long.
• Capsule hemispheric, 4–5 mm long, opening by 4 valves at the top. Seeds numerous, tuberculate on the surface, with narrow raphe.

分布

• 台灣 : Taiwan through the whole island at altitudes from 300 m to 2,800 m high.
• 世界 : The Philippines, southern China and Taiwan;

引證標本

TAIPEI: Wenshan, Suzuki 19268. ILAN: Nanao, Huang & Huang 13382. TAOYUAN: Peichatienshan, Kuo 2514. HSINCHU: Yuanyang Lake, Huang 5482. TAICHUNG: Pahsienshan, Chuang et al. 2732. NANTOU: Sanlinchi, Huang 110. CHIAYI: Tashan, Huang 4536. KAOHSIUNG: Yamazaki & Nanba 882. PINGTUNG: 16K-Chinshuiying, Huang 10228; TAITUNG: Tienchih-Yakou, Huang et al. 8917. HUALIEN: Luanshan, Huang 4233.

參考文獻

• HUANG, SHING-FAN and HUANG, TSENG-CHIENG, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 3: 905. .  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)