千屈菜科虾仔花属灌木,高3m~5m,有长而披散的分枝。叶对生,近革质,披针形或卵状披针形,顶端渐尖,基部圆形或心形,上面通常无毛,下面被灰白色短柔毛。1~15花组成短聚伞状圆锥花序,鲜红色。蒴果。花期春季。产广东、广西及云南。花形别致,极似一个个煮熟的虾仔附于枝干上,极美丽,最适合庭院、公园的路边、池畔或山石边丛植观赏。 Lythraceae shrimp Abies shrubs, high 3m ~ 5m, a long and loose branches. Leaves opposite, nearly leathery, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, apical apical, base rounded or cordate, usually glabrous, below white-gray pubescent. 1 ~ 15 flowers composed of short umbrella umbrella panicles, bright red. Capsule. Flowering in spring. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. Unique flower-shaped, very like a cooked shrimp attached to the stem, very beautiful, most suitable for the courtyard, the roadside park, poolside or mountain side of the bush planting.