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Notes on the genus Amorphophallus (Araceae) IV. Revision of the species in Taiwan

1995; Linguagem: Inglês

2070-4860

W.L.A. Hetterscheid, Ching‐I Peng,

Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies

Of the genus Amorphophallus, four species from Taiwan are recognized—A. 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 gigantiflorus Hayata and A. niimurai Yamam., both from Taiwan, are reduced to the synonymy of A. paeoniifolius and A. henryi, respectively. Amorphophallus 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.