討論:爵床

山羊百科，林文智老師的植物、山岳、攝影紀錄

2. Justicia procumbens L., Sp. Pl. 15. 1753; Hsieh & Huang, Fl. Taiwan 4: 645. 1978.

2a. Var. procumbens. 爵床

Herbs; stems erect or diffuse, hexagonal, hirsute. Leaves short petiolate, chartaceous, elliptic-oblong, ovate or orbicular, apex acute, base acute to rounded, margins entire, thinly villous on both surfaces or nearly glabrous. Spikes terminal; bracts linear-lanceolate, 4-5 mm long, 1 mm wide, apex acuminate, margins narrowly membranaceous, ciliate, pubescent on back; bracteoles 2, linear; calyx segments ca. 4 mm long, 1 mm wide; corolla light violet, 7-8 mm long, puberulent externally. Capsule apically pubescent.

Widely distributed in India, Indochina, Malaysia, Australia, the Philippines, the Ryukyus and Japan. Taiwan, throughout the island at elevations below 1,500 m. TAIPEI: Kanchiao, Hsieh 1072; Yehliu, Hsieh 1027. ILAN: Peifangao, Hsieh 1035; Is. Kueishan, Hsieh 1050. TAOYUAN: Kaopo, Hsieh 1235. MIAOLI: Tashan, Hsieh 650; Tahu, Cheng 59. TAICHUNG: Chiapaotai, Hsieh 710. NANTOU: Chitou, Hsieh 1202. CHIAYI: Fengchihu, Kao 4943. KAOHSIUNG: Shanping, Hsieh 1207. PINGTUNG: Tashulinshan, Hsieh 931; Is. Hsiaoliuchiu, Hosokawa 1795. TAITUNG: Lanyu, Hsieh 1218; Lutao, Hsieh 1242. HUALIEN: Kupaiyan, Hsieh 822; Shakadanshe, Hsieh 851. 2c. Var. hirsuta Yamamoto, Suppl. Icon. Pl. Formosan. 2: 32. 1926. 密毛爵床

Herbs; stems diffuse or decumbent, densely hirsute. Leaves nearly sessile, succulent, ovate or suborbicular or oblong-lanceolate, 10-16 mm long, 8-10 mm wide, apex obtuse, base rounded or broadly cuneate, margins entire, both surfaces densely hirsute. Spikes to 4 cm long, pedunculate; bracts broadly lanceolate, 4.2-5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, obtuse at tip, margins scarcely hyaline, long ciliate, densely hirsute on back; bracteoles lanceolate; calyx segments linear-lanceolate; corolla violet, 7-9 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, puberulent outside, limb bilabiate, upper lip erect, triangular, lower lip obovate; filaments rarely ciliate; style ca. 5 mm long, ciliate near base. Capsule slightly pubescent at tip.

Endemic. Penghu islands. PENGHU: Fengkuei, Hsieh 1089; Paisha, Hsieh 1090.

This variety has been erroneously recognized as Justicia hayatai Yamamoto var. ciliata Yamamoto, and was raised to the rank of species "Justicia ciliata" by Hsieh & Huang, Taiwania 19: 21. 1974, and in Fl. Taiwan 4: 645. 1978.