TY -JOUR
AU -Fu-Shan Chou
AU -Chih-Kai Yang and Chun-Kuei Liao
TI -Taxonomic Status of Ophiorrhiza michelloides (Masam.) X. R. Lo (Rubiaceae) in Taiwan
PY -2006
DA -0000-00-00
JO -Taiwania
VL -51
IS -2
SP -143
EP -147
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/496
AB -In 1998, Hayataella michellioides Masam. was transferred to the genus Ophiorrhiza by X. R. Lo and named Ophiorrhiza michellioides (Masam.) X. R. Lo. The following year, Lo treated
Ophiorrhiza exigua (Li) H. S. Lo as a synonym of O. michellioides. However, a detailed comparison between O. exigua and O. michellioides revealed that the former belongs to a separate species. The diagnostic characters to separate them include pubescence of stems, surfaces of leaves and flower morphology. The present study has ascertained the taxonomic status of O. michellioides. In addition, a detailed description, geographic distribution, habitat, photographs and line-drawings are given.
DO -10.6165/tai.2006.51(2).143