菱叶扁担杆 ling ye bian dan gan

Shrubs. Branchlets rust-brown stellate tomentose. Stipule subulate, 5-7 mm; petiole 5-7 mm; leaf blade rhomboid or ovate, rarely ovate-orbicular, 2.5-5.5 × 2-4.5 cm, sparsely stellate, abaxially hairy only on veins, adaxially glabrescent, lateral basal veins to 1/2 as long as leaf blade, lateral veins 4-5 pairs, base broadly cuneate to nearly rounded, margin irregularly serrate, apex slightly acute or obtuse. Cymes axillary; peduncle 5-8 mm. Pedicel 5-7 mm. Bracts subulate, ca. 4 mm. Sepals ca. 6 × 1.5-2 mm, glabrous abaxially, adaxially stellate tomentose. Petals oblong, ca. 1.5 mm; glands nearly round, hairy. Stamens many, with long silk hairs. Ovary hairy; style glabrous. Drupe 2-4-lobed; drupelets 1 per lobe. Fl. Jun.

● Taiwan.