剛毛黃蜀葵（錦葵科），近期於臺灣中部之野地被發現，為臺灣新歸化植物。本種 辨識特徵為總苞片為卵狀披針形，全株及總苞片均密被剛毛。本文提供該種植物的形態描 述、手繪圖及彩色照片供鑑定之用。

Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxburgh) Hochreutiner is naturalized in abandoned land of central Taiwan. The distinguished characteristics of A. manihot var. pungens include the ovate-lanceolate epicalyx lobes, distinct prickly hairs all over the plant, and even over the margins of its epicalyx lobes. Descriptions, line drawings and photos of this species are provided.