TITLE	Revision of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in Taiwan
AUTHOR	Chih-Hsiung Chen Department of Biology, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan 117, Republic of China Jenn-Che Wang Department of Biology, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan 117, Republic of China
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ABSTRACT	Based on intensive morphological study of the genus Gentiana from Taiwan, eleven species and two varieties are recognized. All but G. davidii var. formosana T. N. Ho. are endemic to Taiwan. Two new species (G. kaohsiungensis C. H. Chen & J. C. Wang and G. tarokoensis C. H. Chen & J. C. Wang) and one new variety (G. flavomaculata var. yuanyanghuensis C. H. Chen & J. C. Wang) are published in this paper. Gentiana taiwanica T. N. Ho (= Gentiana angusta (Masamune) Liu & Kuo) and G. kaoi Shimizu are reduced to the synonym of G. scabrida Hayata and G. tentyoensis Masamune, respectively. Gentiana loureirii (G. Don) Grisebach, G. manshurica Kitagawa, and G. yakushimensis Makino are treated as excluded species. Calyx-lobe shape and corolla color are the most useful characters for classification of Taiwanese species. A key to the taxa, description, taxonomic character, geographical distribution, classification notes, and specimens examined is provided for each taxon.
KEYWORD	Gentiana; Gentianaceae; Revision; Taiwan; Taxonomy;
ARTICLE INFO	Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Volume 40 Number 1 January 1999, page 9-38, 30 pages
PUBLISHER	Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China