| TITLE |
Notes on the genus Amorphophallus (Araceae) IV. Revision of the species in Taiwan |
| AUTHOR |
W.L.A. Hetterscheid
Chrysantenstraat 28, 1214 BM Hilversum, The Netherlands
Ching-I Peng
Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115, Republic of China |
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| ABSTRACT |
Of the genus Amorphophallus, four species from Taiwan are recognizedˇXA, henryi N.E. Br., A. hirtus N.E. Br., A. kiusianus (Makino) Makino, and A. paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson. The first two species are endemic to Taiwan. Amorphophallus gigantifiorus Hayata and A. niimurai Yamam., both from Taiwan, are reduced to the synonymy of A. paeoniifolius and A. henryi, respectively. Arnorphophallus kiusianus is newly recorded in Taiwan and the mainland Chinese A. sinensis Belval is here reduced to its synonymy. Biogeographic considerations and phylogenetic affinities of the species are discussed. |
| KEYWORD |
Amorphophallus; Araceae; Distribution; Taiwan; Taxonomy; |
| ARTICLE INFO |
Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Volume 36 Number 2 April 1995, page 101-112, 12 pages |
| PUBLISHER |
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
