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Three Newly Naturalized Plants in Taiwan

Ming-Jer Jung, Ming-Jou Wu, Shih-Wen Chung

Published on: 30 November 2009

Page: 391 - 398

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2009.54(4).391

Abstract

Three newly naturalized plants are reported in this paper. Hypochaeris microcephala (Sch. Bip.) Cabrera var. albiflora (Kuntze) Cabrera (Asteraceae) is naturalized in urban areas of northern Taiwan. Indigofera pseudo-tinctoria Matsum. (Leguminosae) is naturalized in low elevations of northern and southern Taiwan and in middle elevations of central Taiwan. Lamium purpureum L. (Laminaceae) has become naturalized locally in middle elevations of central Taiwan. Descriptions, illustrations and color photos of these plants are provided.

中文摘要

本文報導三種臺灣新近歸化植物。白花貓耳菊 (Hypochaeris microcephala (Sch. Bip.) Cabrera var. albiflora (Kuntze) Cabrera) 歸化於北部都會區;馬棘 (Indigofera pseudo-tinctoria Matsum.) 歸化於北部與南部低海拔山區,以及中部中海拔山區;圓齒野芝麻 (Lamium purpureum L.) 局部歸化於中部中海拔山區;本文提供這些新近歸化植物的描述、線繪圖及彩色照片。

Keyword: Asteraceae, Hypochaeris microcephala var. albiflora, Indigofera pseudo-tinctoria, Laminaceae, Lamium purpureum, Leguminosae, newly naturalized, Taiwan. 菊科、白花貓耳菊、豆科、馬棘、唇形科、圓齒野芝麻、新歸化種、臺灣。

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