甜麻(原变种) tian ma (yuan bian zhong)

Stems usually erect, internodes as long as or longer than leaf blade. Stamens many. Ovary puberulent; stigma 5-toothed. Capsule 3-4-loculed, 6-8-angled, ca. 2.5 cm. Fl. summer-autumn.

Widely cultivated. Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; tropical Africa, Australia, Central America, West Indies].