TY -JOUR AU -Szu-I Hsieh AU -Chi-Te Lee AU -Chong-Sheng Leou AU -Jin-Hua Wu and Ching-Long Yeh TI -Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens (Roxburgh) Hochreutiner (Malvaceae), A Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan PY -2013 DA -2013-06-10 JO -Taiwania VL -58 IS -2 SP -119 EP -123 UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1301 AB -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. DO -10.6165/tai.2013.58.119