Abstract

Sciaphila tosaensis Makino, endemic to Japan, and S. megastyla Fukuy. & T. Suzuki, endemic to Lanyu Island in Taiwan, are regarded to be identical with S. secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth., which is widely distributed in the Pacific islands, Malesia, Hongkong and Sri Lanka.

中文摘要

日本特有種土佐霉草（Sciaphila tosaensis Makino）及台灣特有種蘭嶼霉草（Sciaphila megastyla Fukuy. & T. Suzuki）經比對後，發現與錫蘭霉草（Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth.）極為相似，應屬同種，因此正確學名應該採用後者。錫蘭霉草廣泛分佈於太平洋諸島、馬來西亞、香港及斯里蘭卡。

Keyword: Japan, Sciaphila, Sciaphila secundiflora, Taiwan.