%0 Journal Article %A Shu-Chien Lin %A Chang-Fu Hsieh %T A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Taiwan %D 1991 %J Taiwania %V 36 %N 1 %P 57-79 %U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/196 %X Eight species of Euphorbia L. sensu stricto from Taiwan are treated in this revisional study including two taxa with nomenclactural corrections (E. cyathophora Murr. and E. heterophylla L.) E. calonesiaca Croizat, Galarhoeus formosana (Hayata) Hurusawa var. hayatai Hurusawa and E. taiwaniana Ying are treated as synonyms of E. formosana Hayata, E. shouanensis Keng and E. heterophylla L., respectively. Discussions of taxonomic important characters, a key to taxa along with their descriptions, illustrations, geographical distributions, specimens examined and taxonomic notes are presented. %M doi:10.6165/tai.1991.36.57