Description. The genus is hermaphroditic, having apetalous perfect flowers which are wind-pollinated. Elm leaves are alternate, with simple, single- or, most commonly, doubly serrate margins, usually asymmetric at the base and acuminate at the apex.The fruit is a round wind-dispersed samara flushed with chlorophyll, facilitating photosynthesis before the leaves emerge.
金絲蛇早於1923年日據時期被採集，在1931年才被重新釐清分類地位，正式發表為新種臺灣特有蛇類。根據文獻資料，有關金絲蛇的採集地點僅記錄了較廣範圍的區域，如臺北州（現今臺北、新北、宜蘭、基隆）、臺中州（現今臺中、彰化、南投）、東部(現今臺東、花蓮）等地，海拔為500公尺以下之 ...
