Research Paper

Notes on the flora of Taiwan (16)—The Phytolacca L. (Phytolaccaceae)

Shing-Fan Huang, Tseng-Chieng Huang

Published on: June 1993

Page: 22 - 25

DOI: 10.6165/tai.1993.38.22

Abstract

Two species of Phytolacca, P. americana and P. japonica, were recognized in Taiwan. Phytolacca americana is a recently naturalized species and the previously accepted species, P. acinosa (=P. esculenta) is turned out to be P. japonica.

中文摘要

根據文獻記載,台灣有三種商陸屬()植物:台灣商陸,美國商陸及日本商陸。本文經檢視台灣主要標本館之標本後,確認僅美國商陸及日本商陸兩種生長於台灣。美國商陸視馴化野生的種類。日本商陸雖近似台灣商陸,但果實緊密結合在一起及種子表皮具有同心圓刻痕可與台灣商陸區別。

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