TY -JOUR AU -Tsung-Hsin Hsieh and Tseng-Chieng Huang TI -Notes on the Flora of Taiwan (29)-Scutellaria austrotaiwanensis Hsieh & Huang sp. Nov. (Lamiaceae) from Taiwan PY -1997 DA -0000-00-00 JO -Taiwania VL -42 IS -2 SP -109 EP -116 UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/90 AB -A new species, Scutellaria austrotaiwanensis Hsieh & Huang from south Taiwan is described. This new species is similar to S. playfairi Kudo, but can be distinguished by its smaller leaves with 4 to 5 shallow crenations on the margins and the nutlet coat with short grappling-hook tuberculae.This new species differs from S. luzonica Rolfe by its rugulate-reticulate to reticulate and microperforate versus rugulate exinal ornamentation. This species is found on steep slopes between 400 and 500 m in Machilus dominated forest in south Taiwan. SEM micrographs of pollen grains and nutlets, and a chromosome number 2n=26 are provided. DO -10.6165/tai.1997.42.109