Diodia teres Walt. (Rubiaceae), a Newly Recorded Weed in Fujian

Taiwania

Ching-I Peng¹  Yi-Ding Gao²  Rui-Jiang Wang³ 

[1] Biodiversity Research center, Academia Sinica, 128, Section 2, Academia Road， Nangang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.;Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, P. R. China.;South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China.;

关键词: Diodia teres;    Fujian;    Kinmen;    New record;    Rubiaceae;    Taxonomy;    Weed;   

DOI  :  10.6165/tai.2010.55(2).177

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Diodia teres Walt., an annual herb native to tropical and subtropical America, is found to be a newly recorded weed in Fujian. It is similar to D. virginiana L. except that it is characterized by the 4~8 fimbriate stipules and 4 persistent sepals in the capsule. The morphological description and illustration of D. teres and a key of Diodia in Taiwan and Fujian are provided in the present work.

【 授权许可】

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