Abstract

Five interesting plants are described. Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willdenow represents a new generic record to the Flora of Taiwan, and Epithema brunonis Decne. Var. fasciculate C.B. Clarke and Theligonum formosanum (Ohwi) Ohwi & Liu are the first time collected by Chinese botanists. Rotala wallichii (Hook. F. ) Kohne was recorded in 1979 year without description by Chinese botanist. A new name, Paris fargesii Franch. Var. brevipetalata (Huang & Yang) Huang & Yang is transferred.

中文摘要

本文描述四種植物──密花苣苔（Epithema brunonis var. fasciculata）、台灣纖花草（Theligonum formosanum）、瓦氏水豬母乳（Rotala wallichii）及多枝草合歡（Edsmanthus virgatus）；並更改短瓣球藥隔七葉一枝花（Paris fargesii var. brevipetalata）之學名。其中多枝草合歡是台灣新紀錄種也是新紀錄屬。密花苣台及台灣纖花草首次由中國人採到。瓦氏水豬母乳從無在台灣文獻上描述其特徵，本文特加追述。