A perennial tufted herb; stolons stout. Leaves all radical, glabrous, membranaceous, spatulate, 12-24 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, obtuse at apex, gradually narrowed below to a petiole-like base, the midrib and lateral veins prominent on both surfaces, the veinlets anastomosing, the margins with short deltoid teeth, or serrulate. Scapes terete20-45 cm long, glabrous; flowers whorled at intervals on indeterminate umbels, the bracts linear, 10-20 mm long, the pedicels 2-4 cm long; calyx cup-shaped, 5-10 mm long; corolla purple, the lobes crenate at apex, 15-20 mm long. Capsules globoe, the style long and persistent.

ILAN: Nanhutashan, Chen 989; Yunling Lodge, Peng 5674. HSINCHU: Chialishan, Huang 90; Tapachienshan, Kao 8521, Wang 1276. TAICHUNG: Hsuehshan, Hsu 748, Suzuki 5334. NANTOU: Nangkaopeifeng, Chiu 3425; Hohuanshan, Chen 1084. CHIAYI: Mt. Morrison, Chuang 3993, Leu 236. KAOHSIUNG: Yiakou, Jeng 2578; Tienchu to Yiakou, Huang 8846. PINGTUNG: Tawushan, Matuda 89. TAITUNG: Haituan, Chen 708; Takuanshan, Peng 11751.

Phenology: perennial

Life form: herb

Root: rooting at node or not: not rooting at node

Stem: absent

Leaf: position: basal

Phyllotaxy: radical

Leaf: petiole: sessile

Leaf: blade shape: spatulate

Leaf: blade apex: obtuse

Leaf: blade base: acuminate

Leaf: blade margin: serrulate

Leaf: blade surface: glabrous

Leaf: blade texture: membranaceous

Leaf: blade length (mm): 60-240

Leaf: blade width (mm): 20-50

Inflorescence: umbellate

Inflorescence: position: terminal

Scape: present

Scape: length (mm): 100-450

Peduncle: length (mm): 10-30

Bract: present

Bract: length (mm): 10-20

Bract: width (mm): 0.8-1

Calyx: shape: cup-shaped

Sepal: shape: ovate

Sepal: margin: entire

Sepal: length (mm): 5-10

Sepal: width (mm): 1-3

Corolla: color: white, purple

Corolla: shape: salverform, broadly campanulate

Lobe: margin: crenate

Lobe: length (mm): 15-20

Lobe: width (mm): 5-6

Filament fused into a ring or not: filament free

Filament inserted position: throat of corolla lobe

Filament: indumentum: glabrous

Filament and anther relative length: filament about equal to anther

Stamens protruding from corolla or not: Stamens not protuding from corolla

Capsule: dehiscence type: longitudinal

Distribution: high elevation mountain