64a. Strobilanthes atropurpurea var. atropurpurea
翅柄马蓝(原变种) chi bing ma lan (yuan bian zhong)
Hemigraphis cuneata S. Y. Hu; Pteracanthus alatus (Wallich ex Nees) Bremekamp; Ruellia alata Wallich ex Nees; Strobilanthes densa Benoist; S. wallichii Nees; S. wallichii var. microphylla Nees.
Leaf blade ovate to ovate-elliptic, 1.5-6(-16) × 1-3.5(-6.5) cm, glabrous or pubescent. Fl. Jun-Sep. 2n = 32, 40.
Moist places on mountain slopes, forests; 700-2900 m. Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang (Cona, Nyalam), Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam].
The name "Strobilanthes triflora" (Y. C. Tang, Iconogr. Cormophyt. Sin. 4: 163. 1975) belongs to this variety but was not validly published because no Latin description or diagnosis was provided (Vienna Code, Art. 36.1).
