十裂葵 shi lie kui

Decaschistia nervifolia Masamune, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 252. 1943.

Subshrubs to 0.2 m tall; most parts densely gray-yellow stellate puberulent. Stipule filiform, ca. 6 mm; leaf blade ovate-elliptic, 1.5-3.5 × 1-2 cm, adaxially stellate pilose. Flowers fascicled. Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Epicalyx lobes ca. 5 mm. Calyx campanulate, densely stellate puberulent and villous, lobes lanceo-
late, 1/2 as long as calyx. Petals red, 2.5-3 cm. Filament tube ca. 2 cm. Ovary 6-9-loculed; style branches 6-9, 8-9 mm, connate at base. Fruit unknown. Fl. Apr-May.

● Sandy soils. Hainan.

Decaschistia mouretii var. nervifolia has been described as endangered but lacks any recent assessment of its conservation status.