如意草

Perennial herb; rhizome erect to ascending, rather stout, bearing stems and leaves at apex. Stem up to 60 cm, slender, procumbent to ascending or erect, often rooted at lower nodes. Leaves 1.2-3.5 cm long, 1.5-6 cm broad, broadly hastate, sometimes ovate or orbicular, broadly and deeply to shallowly cordate at base, with prominent basal lobes, usually converging, cuspidate to obtuse at apex, crenulate on the margin, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on both surface, herbaceous, sometimes thicker; petioles 1-14 cm long, slender. Stipules of the radical leaves brown, membranaceous, lanceolate, acute, slightly serrate, 6-10mm long, 1-2 mm broad; stipules of the cauline leaves green, 4-14 mm long, 1-5 mm broad, prominent and sometimes leaf-like, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, slightly dentate to almost entire, glabrous. Flowers small, c. 1-1.5 cm across, white to pale purple, with darker veins; peduncles 2-15 cm long, slender. Sepals 3-5 mm long, 1-1.5 mm broad, lanceolate, acute, entire, glabrous; appendage c. 1mm long, rounded, glabrous. Petals oblong to oblanceolate, laterals bearded, the basal shortest, emarginated at apex; spur 1-2 mm long, equalling or slightly exceeding caly cine appendages, cylindrical, obtuse. Styles 1.2-1.4 mm long,geniculate at base, clavate distally, with rounded marginal lobes at apex and conspicuously anterior stigmatic beak. Capsules 5-10mm long, oblong, glabrous. Seeds ovoid, c. 1.2-1.4 mm long, with inconspicuous elaiosome. Chromosome number: n = 12.

Keelung : Keelung, Sasaki s. n. Apr. 4, 1910 (TAIF). Taipei : Yangmingshan (Sozan), Chang 081, Chuang 2720, Huang 9322, Mori s.n. May 8, 1932, Chuang & Kao 3312, Hsu & Kao 3308, Kudo, Suzuki & Mori 327, S. Suzuki 7452, Sasaki s.n. Apr. 1918 (TAIF), Tanaka 1798 (L)(NTUF), Ying 767(NTUF); Taipei, Kawakami 1672 (TAIF), Shimada s.n. Apr. 1909 (TAIF), Simada s.n. Mar. 1908 (TAIF); Chishingshan (Mt. Sitisei), Wang 3554, 3561, S. Suzuki s.n. Mar. 21, 1928, s.n. Dec. 1, 1929, Yang 1227, Hsu 3198, Masamune s.n. Dec.1, 1929, s.n. Dec. 26, 1929, Ying 781 (NTUF); Tsutzuhu (Chikusiko), Simada 1170, Ito s.n. Feb. 15, 1914 (TAIF), Tanaka & Shimada 13505 (L)(NTUF), Simada 60c (NTUF), Shie 1253 (TAIF); Yangming shan-Tsutzuhu,Kao s.n. Feb. 9, 1955; Yangmingshan-chishingshan, Hsu 3171; Neishungchi, Wang 1001; Chungshing farm, Wang 4117, 4118, 4119, Tang 1408; Eihukusyo, Sasaki s.n. Mar. 24, 1929; Tatungshan (Daitonzan), Kao 3615, S. Suzuki 7476, 7480, 10229, 10230, s.n. Nov. 30, 1930, Chen 2242, Chen et al. 1074, Hsu 5191, Murata & Yang s.n. Mar. 25, 1985, Sho47, 48, T. Suzuki 8289, Shimada 4366 (TAIF); Menghuanhu, Wang 2878, 3430, Kuo 5499;Wutzushan Kuo 9338; Mentienshan, Simada s.n. Oct. 31, 1914 (TAIF); Shamaoshan, collector unknown s.n. Feb. 6, 1909 (TAIF); Fonglin fall, Yang 1080; Tatunshan-Peishinchuang, Lin s.n. Mar. 21, 1986; Tsutzushan, Shimizu 2044; Fukueichao, Sasaki s.n. Mar. 24, 1924; Shantzuchao-Kueishan, Masamune & Mori s.n. Dec. 1937; Shihmen, Sasaki s.n. Mar. 25, 1924 (TAIF). Taoyuan : Taoyuan, Masamune 3477, T. Suzuki 5840, Simada 1149, Sasaki s.n. Nov. 1923 (TAIF); Chungli, Shimada s.n. Mar. 28, 1908 (TAIF); Jenmei, Kuo 6196; Nankan, Simozawa 862, Simada 1165; Shihlangshie, Mori 2661 (TAIF); Tungluochuan, Shimada s.n. Dec. 27, 1908 (TAIF); Chaopanshan, Mori & Simada s.n. Mar. 24, 1909 (TAIF). Hsinchu : Hsinchu, Simada s.n. Dec.4, 1908 (TAIF); Yangmei, Wang 4143, 4144, 4145, Chen s.n. Jan. 24, 1985. Miaoli : Miaoli, Sasaki, s.n. Apr. 30, 1910 (TAIF). Taichung : Kawakami s.n. Mar. 2, 1909 (TAIF); Lishan, Wang 4303b. Nantou : Sunmoon Lake (Zitugetutan), Kanehira & Sasaki s.n. Mar. 10, 1918 (TAIF), Sasaki s.n. Sep. 12, 1929 (TAIF), S. Suzuki 6724, Kudo & Sasaki 15640 (Type of V. verecunda form. Hensoaensis, TAI!) Ilan : Tsaopei, Kuo 8234, Yang s.n. Mar. 29, 1988, Y. P. Yang s.n. Apr. 9, 1977 (TAIF); Shuanlienpei, Wang 5066; Shernmihu, Lin s.n. Mar. 12, 1987. Tsuifenghu, Yang s.n. Apr. 30, 1987.

India, N. Burma, S. China, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java, the Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea.