疏毛头状花耳草 shu mao tou zhuang hua er cao

Oldenlandia capitellata var. mollis Pierre ex Pitard in Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 137. 1922.

Stems, leaf blade, inflorescences, and calyx sparsely pubescent. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. not seen from China.

Broad-leaved forests at middle elevations. Yunnan (Hekou) [India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam].

Ninh’s varietal combination was not known to W. C. Ko (loc. cit.: 66), who intended to publish it himself but was precluded.