Euphorbia graminea Jacquin (Euphorbiaceae), A Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan

Taiwania

Chien-Fan Chen¹  Guang-Pu Hsieh¹  Sheng-Zehn Yang¹  Kun-Ping Lo¹ 

[1] Department of Forestry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuehfu Rd., Neipu, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.;

关键词: naturalized plant;    Euphorbia graminea;    Euphorbiaceae;    Taiwan;    Taxonomy.;   

DOI  :  10.6165/tai.2005.50(2).131

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Euphorbia graminea Jacquin, a species of the Euphorbiaceae native in Mexico, has naturalized in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan. E. graminea can be easily distinguished from the other species of genus Euphorbia as leaves are alternate, leaf-bracts are opposite and linear, seeds are ovate-rounded, angular and its surface are deeply punctate with pits in regular longitudinal rows. This paper provides a description of the species, line drawings and color photographs to aid in identification.

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