%0 Journal Article
%A Szu-I Hsieh
%A Chi-Te Lee
%A Chong-Sheng Leou
%A Jin-Hua Wu and Ching-Long Yeh
%T Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxburgh) Hochreutiner (Malvaceae), A Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan
%D 2013
%J Taiwania
%V 58
%N 2
%P 119-123
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1301
%X Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxburgh) Hochreutiner is naturalized in abandoned land of central Taiwan. The distinguished characteristics of A. manihot var. pungens include the ovate-lanceolate epicalyx lobes, distinct prickly hairs all over the plant, and even over the margins of its epicalyx lobes. Descriptions, line drawings and photos of this species are provided.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2013.58.119