Abstract

the seedling morphology was studies in the Nanjenshan forest of southern Taiwan. A total of eighty-one species of woody plants was described and illustrated. Based on initial germination pattern, four types were recognized. The epigeal type of germination is exhibited by the majority of species(64.2%), followed by hypogeal type(18.52%), semi-hypogeal type(14.81%), and durian type(2.47%). Compared to the Malayan forest, the percentage of the epigeal type seems to be no difference, but that of the durian type us considerably lower. For the present study, all species within the same genus show only one seedling type. At family level, however, the types of seedlings are not so uniform.

中文摘要

本文描述台灣南部南仁山森林81種木本植物的小苗形態，其中有64.20%為地上萌發、14.81%為地下萌發、18.52%為半地下萌發、2.47%為榴槤型萌發。與馬來西亞的熱帶雨林相較，地上萌發種類的比例相當，但是榴槤型萌發的比例甚低。在所研究的植物中，同一屬的種類均顯示同一萌發類型，對同一科而言，各屬間如非一致時，仍以某一萌發類型佔優勢。

Keyword: Seedling, Morphology, Nanjenshan, Taiwan