川苔草 chuan tai cao

Lawiella chinensis H. C. Chao, Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 6. 1949 [“1948”].

Roots dark green to yellowish green, flattened, 1-3 mm wide. Leaves on sterile stems linear, 3-3.5 mm. Fertile stems 3-4 mm tall; leaves with 6-9 segments, 1-2 × 1-3 mm. Spathella ca. 2 mm, apically and transversely dehiscent. Tepals linear, ca. 0.8 mm. Stamens 1 or 2; filaments 0.8-1.3 mm, basally united when 2; anther ovoid to globose, ca. 0.5 mm. Ovary ± globose, 1-1.5 mm. Stigma rhombic, ca. 0.5 mm. Capsule ± globose 1-2 mm; stipe 1.5-2.5 mm. Fl. Sep-Dec, fr. Jan-Mar.

* 200-400 m. Fujian, E Guangdong.