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2.
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<figureCitation id="55953ADAAF3CFF1253ACC690695520A7" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. A holotype of Glochidion assamicum var. magnicapsulum Croiatz &amp; Hara (A. Henry 117, A) B holotype of G. kusukusense Hayata (B. Hayata &amp; S. Sasaki s. n., TI) C lectotype of G. lanceolatum Hayata (T. Makino s. n., TI) D holotype of G. chademenosocarpum Hayata (B. Hayata s. n., TI) E isotype of G. rubrum Blume (C. L. von Blume s. n., NY) F isolectotype of G. suishaense Hayata (B. Hayata s. n., TI)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.159.54839.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/449558" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Figures 1A</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="E2C51578F66993F65450D7C5FBC6EF91" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. General morphology of Glochidion A-C G. acuminatum var. acuminatum Muell. Arg D, E, H G. ellipticum Wight F, G G. lanceolatum Hayata I-K G. philippicum (Cav.) C. B. Rob L, P G. puberum (L.) Hutch M-O G. rubrum Blume Q-S G. zeylanicum var. zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A. Juss T-V G. zeylanicum var. tomentosum Trimen A, D, F, I, M, R, T female flowers B, E, J, S, U male flowers C, G, H, K, N-Q, V fruits L female flowers and male flowers N male flowers and fruits. Photographs: A-C, F, G, I-K, M-O, Q-U by A. Kawakita (Kyoto University, Japan) D-E, H, L, P by G. Yao V Z. Q. Song." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.159.54839.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/449559" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">, 2D, E, H</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="B8CD62B283F68071BA525BCD73806D11" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Phyllanthaceae" genus="Phyllanthus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Phyllanthus assamicus" order="Malpighiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="assamicus">Phyllanthus assamicus</taxonomicName>
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. Arg. in Flora 48: 378. 1865.
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(
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.-Arg.) Hook. f. in Fl. Brit. India 5(14): 319. 1887. Type: India, upper Assam, 1861,
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&amp;
<emphasis id="C7076439EA7A9C43E190317C5D90B65D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">T. Thomson s.n.</emphasis>
[
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51] (lectotype: G -00324994, designated by
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); Remaining syntypes: India, Sikkim, 100 ft, 1861,
<emphasis id="AD7C85E82E2C97A8FC81CD475477DA2D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">J.D. Hooker s.n.</emphasis>
[
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45] (CAL, herb. acc, no. 403548; G-00324992; NY-00263421); India, Assam,
<emphasis id="CB95453C2631754C6E8C395E3B01DB66" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Jenkins 530</emphasis>
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Croiatz &amp; Hara, in J. Jap. Bot. 16: 319. 1940. Type: China. Formosa (now Taiwan), September 1938,
<emphasis id="26C96D0468E57B366F16EA74DED4650E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">A. Henry 117</emphasis>
(holotype: A!; isotype: NY) (Figure
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).
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<taxonomicName id="CB58485CCE178E987F2340AE89795D1A" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Phyllanthaceae" genus="Glochidion" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Glochidion ovalifolium" order="Malpighiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">Glochidion ovalifolium</taxonomicName>
F.Y. Lu &amp; Y.S. Hsu, in Quarterly J. For. Res. 25(4): 87. 2003. syn. nov. Type: China. Taiwan: Chiayi Hsien, Chungpu, 3 March 2002,
<emphasis id="4D8839ADC4F64A38560C35CDD58950B1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">F.Y. Lu</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="A4F37809D20FF63A24FC208EA9933460" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y.S. Hsu 242</emphasis>
(holotype: NCAI!, Figure
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; isotype: NCAI!).
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<paragraph id="E7EFBB994A5D55B85EA9F7EA41A8EB35" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Type.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E1857012BCECC6F1CC8A6974884CB159" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">
India, Malabar,
<emphasis id="E0B145E93F9A6371B804B5CD2C42F85F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">R. Wight</emphasis>
Kew Distrib. No. 2663 (lectotype: K-000246408, photo!, designated by
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; isolectotypes: CAL; L-0030051, photo!); Remaining syntype: India, Malabar,
<emphasis id="9C11319C91F498C6D73DB5F5753ABA6E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">R. Wight 2576</emphasis>
(K!, K00024606; S!, S08-1933).
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<paragraph id="FA40CD85DCD6219BCD6C27027F6BAFA7" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Distribution and habitat.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="061D2316DFB9D9176DB047511F7929F0" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">The species is widely distributed from northeastern India, Nepal, through Indo-China Peninsula, to China. In China, it occurs widely from the southwestern area to Taiwan. It usually occurs in evergreen broad-leaved forests, scrub on stream banks, roadsides, usually from low altitude to 1800 m. In Taiwan, the species is widely distributed from Keelung and Taoyuan, to Chiayi, Kaosiung, Nantou, Pingtung, Taichung and Tainan.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="6A29E2A8752F1D942BC544F14FA1E795" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Taxonomic discussion.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="76F54F0F9A7BD63AEF559B40CFDD92E1" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">
<bibRefCitation id="0351FF9011F4DBA8FD21BC4F9759EAA5" author="Croizat, L" journalOrPublisher="Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="316 - 326" refId="B8" refString="Croizat, L, Hara, H, 1940. Critical notes on some Formosan Euphorbiaceae (III). Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi 16: 316 - 326" title="Critical notes on some Formosan Euphorbiaceae (III)." volume="16" year="1940">Croizat and Hara (1940)</bibRefCitation>
described the variety
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from Taiwan, and considered that it differed from the typical variety
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by its large female flowers (ca. 2.5 mm in diameter) and the pubescent and large capsules (8-10 mm in diameter). However, this variety had long been treated as a dubious taxa, or even not referred to in latter taxonomic treatments since its publication (e.g.
<bibRefCitation id="E1637083911DF4AD7F534E5D101F6A4A" author="Keng, H" journalOrPublisher="Taiwania" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="49 - 53" refId="B26" refString="Keng, H, 1955. The Euphorbiaceae of Taiwan. Taiwania 6: 49 - 53" title="The Euphorbiaceae of Taiwan." volume="6" year="1955">Keng 1955</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="B40A06D417A58CECD18B46D3B9701BF6" author="Hsieh, CF" editor="Li, HL" journalOrPublisher="3). Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Epoch Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="470 - 477" refId="B19" refString="Hsieh, CF, 1977. Glochidion. In: Li, HL, Ed., Flora of Taiwan (Vol. 3). Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Epoch Publishing Co., Ltd., Taipei: 470 - 477" title="Glochidion." volumeTitle="Flora of Taiwan (Vol." year="1977">Hsieh 1977</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="FECA6C7C03A55EC631840DCB3BFEA579" author="Deng, MJ" editor="Huang, CT" journalOrPublisher="3). Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Taipei" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="474 - 482" refId="B10" refString="Deng, MJ, Wang, JC, 1993. Glochidion. In: Huang, CT, Ed., Flora of Taiwan (2nd edn) (Vol. 3). Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Taipei: 474 - 482" title="Glochidion." volumeTitle="Flora of Taiwan (2 nd edn) (Vol." year="1993">Deng and Wang 1993</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="AB070DDE4CA2C266318303F0C2D83465" author="Hsu, YS" journalOrPublisher="Quarterly Journal of Forest Research" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="49 - 68" refId="B20" refString="Hsu, YS, Lu, FY, Deng, SL, Liaw, JC, 2006. A taxonomic study of the Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae) of Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of Forest Research 28: 49 - 68" title="A taxonomic study of the Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae) of Taiwan." volume="28" year="2006">Hsu et al. 2006</bibRefCitation>
), until it was reduced to be a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="00CE4820C02DF03389A7964FA93B0F62" lsidName="G. ellipticum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ellipticum">
<emphasis id="D34D262F88C9BC1B305C8D54A39CEFF8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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<emphasis id="F780BBD67C69B10968E495EB98B0EEA6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. assamicum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was cited as one of its synonyms) in
<emphasis id="F11F4BB02C8A4B066724ABEAC347837F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Flora of China</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="AA44DC9978B3B82559F937541C4209E7" author="Li, PT" editor="Wu, ZY" journalOrPublisher="Science Press &amp; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="193 - 202" refId="B29" refString="Li, PT, Gilbert, MG, 2008. Glochidion. In: Wu, ZY, Raven, PH, Eds., Flora of China 11. Science Press &amp; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis: 193 - 202" title="Glochidion." volumeTitle="Flora of China 11." year="2008">Li and Gilbert 2008</bibRefCitation>
). After observing the types and many non-type specimens of
<taxonomicName id="56C9A98EDC46292A837344981CE34E37" lsidName="G. ellipticum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ellipticum">
<emphasis id="621AF4F654F2FE9712BCC333F549D2EF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it was found that the species showed much variation in morphology, such as its leaves are elliptic, lanceolate, oblong or ovoid in shapes; ovary usually 3-4-locular, and rarely 5-locular; fruits sub-glabrous or sparsely pubescent, usually 6-8 mm in diameter, and sometimes could be up to 10 mm in diameter. So the treatment of
<bibRefCitation id="BC3000446D394C063AF77BC5ACC4FAB0" author="Li, PT" editor="Wu, ZY" journalOrPublisher="Science Press &amp; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="193 - 202" refId="B29" refString="Li, PT, Gilbert, MG, 2008. Glochidion. In: Wu, ZY, Raven, PH, Eds., Flora of China 11. Science Press &amp; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis: 193 - 202" title="Glochidion." volumeTitle="Flora of China 11." year="2008">Li and Gilbert (2008)</bibRefCitation>
is accepted and the distribution of
<taxonomicName id="4172F01AAF80E1043959B1829812A227" lsidName="G. ellipticum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ellipticum">
<emphasis id="C5898453D66BF71D6BCAF47FEAC2FFCB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Taiwan is confirmed here. More Taiwanese specimens of
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<emphasis id="8E8D5200A16D9AE7A6A4B6D1A6C89B7A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were also found and examined in the present study.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B8BDC2572AAD5FF4E6738322B7E42621" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">
<taxonomicName id="F8CBEF6E53DCF954360190F0E2C1DB20" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Phyllanthaceae" genus="Glochidion" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Glochidion ovalifolium" order="Malpighiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">
<emphasis id="1BE7EFF39217B5B0A0B0ABFE707CB40E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Glochidion ovalifolium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was described from Chiayi, Taiwan, China, and it was suggested to be similar to
<taxonomicName id="69E54B1E475F48A4CADCF53DF5A87DE1" lsidName="G. lanceolatum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="lanceolatum">
<emphasis id="F37CFF6294F28EFE0C0815B41F57FFEA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. lanceolatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in morphology, but differs in having hairy ovaries and fruits (
<bibRefCitation id="D8DC331F26163992FB60470BFFC3F3D1" author="Lu, FY" journalOrPublisher="Quarterly Journal of Forest Research" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="83 - 86" refId="B30" refString="Lu, FY, Hsu, YS, 2003. A new species of Glochidion ovalifolium (Euphorbiaceae) from Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of Forest Research 25: 83 - 86" title="A new species of Glochidion ovalifolium (Euphorbiaceae) from Taiwan." volume="25" year="2003">Lu and Hsu 2003</bibRefCitation>
). However, results from checking the types of
<taxonomicName id="E2370B0DB2568790699F37EE985B123C" lsidName="G. ovalifolium" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">
<emphasis id="E954E920C7FA578C999F6AEFFA26649B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ovalifolium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Figure
<figureCitation id="8C0D30EB3E8E26B724BDEAFBDC051DA3" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Holotype of Glochidion ovalifolium F. Y. Lu &amp; Y. S. Hsu. (F. Y. Lu &amp; Y. S. Hsu 242, NCAI!)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.159.54839.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/449560" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">3</figureCitation>
) revealed that the species is actually conspecific with
<taxonomicName id="111484790F9BD68CF363C7A2B14BA844" lsidName="G. ellipticum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ellipticum">
<emphasis id="0DDFC302F036C828907526B2C9783488" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Figure
<figureCitation id="1B5C8F61B772A94AC1A171777207B5EB" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. A holotype of Glochidion assamicum var. magnicapsulum Croiatz &amp; Hara (A. Henry 117, A) B holotype of G. kusukusense Hayata (B. Hayata &amp; S. Sasaki s. n., TI) C lectotype of G. lanceolatum Hayata (T. Makino s. n., TI) D holotype of G. chademenosocarpum Hayata (B. Hayata s. n., TI) E isotype of G. rubrum Blume (C. L. von Blume s. n., NY) F isolectotype of G. suishaense Hayata (B. Hayata s. n., TI)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.159.54839.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/449558" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">1A</figureCitation>
), which is very different from
<taxonomicName id="07E62D3DA6BBA563699D253079540A33" lsidName="G. lanceolatum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="lanceolatum">
<emphasis id="EB7194D3860028B9C897C34CEC75082F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. lanceolatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its female flowers and fruits cluster in axillary (vs. usually pedunculated supra-axillary cymes), ovary and fruits sub-glabrous or sparsely pubescent (vs. glabrous), stamens 3 (vs. 4-6). The pedunculated supra-axillary cymes of
<taxonomicName id="BD082B4319A34938AFC56A277915576B" lsidName="G. ovalifolium" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">
<emphasis id="E36FAC4D529B12262E8031DC2839933E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ovalifolium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as described in its protologue, and observed in its line drawing provided in
<bibRefCitation id="BA4AA4D69D997B816D13A211B59569EA" author="Lu, FY" journalOrPublisher="Quarterly Journal of Forest Research" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" pagination="83 - 86" refId="B30" refString="Lu, FY, Hsu, YS, 2003. A new species of Glochidion ovalifolium (Euphorbiaceae) from Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of Forest Research 25: 83 - 86" title="A new species of Glochidion ovalifolium (Euphorbiaceae) from Taiwan." volume="25" year="2003">Lu and Hsu (2003)</bibRefCitation>
, are incongruous with its types (Figure
<figureCitation id="964A54CF3C77358D947F58F149C31114" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Holotype of Glochidion ovalifolium F. Y. Lu &amp; Y. S. Hsu. (F. Y. Lu &amp; Y. S. Hsu 242, NCAI!)." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.159.54839.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/449560" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">3</figureCitation>
). Hence, based on a careful study of its type and non-type specimens,
<taxonomicName id="C232874957439CB7249DBD42BE5E91B1" lsidName="G. ovalifolium" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">
<emphasis id="C1586CCE87611A41044F2660BB6B0689" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ovalifolium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is here reduced to a new synonym of
<taxonomicName id="9B3194E7BCC6391BB8A3FF5E9E3AAC1E" lsidName="G. ellipticum" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" rank="species" species="ellipticum">
<emphasis id="3F41635EC29E1ACF764772246185671C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">G. ellipticum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="073CFB20E93F92D79C0EBA034B5D0626" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">
<emphasis id="AB993A802AACBE3C089DD09416049BAF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Holotype of
<taxonomicName id="45E87AA062724432C7808C50295EE351" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Phyllanthaceae" genus="Glochidion" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Glochidion ovalifolium" order="Malpighiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ovalifolium">
<emphasis id="6576723D54E50A3BA0233BFEF655CF7E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Glochidion ovalifolium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
F.Y. Lu &amp; Y.S. Hsu. (
<emphasis id="D249225D19C04A660DEE430A25D10275" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">F.Y. Lu</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="1EB878EC613FB5CF012D8D9416EBB0BE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y.S. Hsu 242</emphasis>
, NCAI!).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5D12429C0FD1B29A457B5B4FC0F0DA86" pageId="0" pageNumber="137" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="F9B114088B40F5F06B1D5C9B660EE82A" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Representative specimens examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8450094AF357060C047AF401A00D0EFE" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">
China. Taiwan. Chiayi Hsien, Meishan Hsiang, Juifeng Bridge-Juili,
<geoCoordinate id="0E6495DB2797B29A0869F1D3A2E00F8C" degrees="23" direction="north" minutes="33" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="23.55">23°33'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="3B37C6ACEFEE308A4BAF8BC6C95BB02D" degrees="120" direction="east" minutes="39" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="120.65">120°39'E</geoCoordinate>
, at an elevation of 600 m, 25 August 2001,
<emphasis id="C0415D31BC60ADC34F5E2DE57711B1A1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">C.M. Wang 05251</emphasis>
(IBSC); Zhuqi Hsiang, 5 October 2014,
<emphasis id="2EFE6E39254160F02845069C657E0AA1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">H.Y. Chen 011</emphasis>
(NCAI); Kaosiung Hsien, Maoning Hsiang, at an elevation of 800 m, 27 January 1989,
<emphasis id="B2356280E2EF76B9112790A9B0EAAD8D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">J.C. Wang 5177</emphasis>
(HAST); Kaosiung Hsien, Liouhguei, roadside, at an elevation of 250-350 m, 5 May 1991,
<emphasis id="A0F210C88D6255403021D1EB14287146" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">M.J. Deng &amp; S.L. Chen 463</emphasis>
(HAST); Keelung Hsien, Denryoko,
<geoCoordinate id="3A9AC1DFF524E7E2A3FBC61B053E331C" degrees="25" direction="north" minutes="8" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="2" value="25.133888">25°8'2&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="5BEEF6EEBF60ECAC986A76110DEED009" degrees="121" direction="east" minutes="44" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="26" value="121.740555">121°44'26&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, May 1931,
<emphasis id="66F11D4C906655C34AA394B078FE737F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y. Yamamoto s.n.</emphasis>
(TAI); Nantou Hsien, Chingshuikou,
<geoCoordinate id="AFEF3DCF0C2A60A7FDA7632FFB26ED25" degrees="23" direction="north" minutes="47" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="16" value="23.787777">23°47'16&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="E31244CCFD35D0101AE88F0B09666568" degrees="120" direction="east" minutes="46" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="55" value="120.781944">120°46'55&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 16 February 1959,
<emphasis id="82673891350975597747B834E797B693" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">K.K. Huang 839</emphasis>
(PH); Nantou Hsien, Lienhuachih-Yuchih, 24 July 1955,
<emphasis id="090D4DECD092BEC07F03981C4E40B954" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">H. Keng</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="9E3A2061E0BEEEB1A4C3F840A65E6FE1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">K. Liu s.n.</emphasis>
(PH); Nantou Hsien, 11 May 1991,
<emphasis id="D3C1569C4F0815FE4EE60F3C52D36287" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y.S. Hsu</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="DE3712EEBDAE13B23ECBCC76E1100D3A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">J.C. Liaw 198</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="811737DD6770F04B1397062431E2DD7D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">199</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="A74939BED10D2F7DFCE3185A6DD3E50E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">201</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="C62C772855D1233E4A929F68C2B0FDA5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">202</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="1969DD05A2E428003B29371955FB8B6A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">203</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="7E248E8B4738F770666A0F95CE3A64EE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">204</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="34606473982FEC1C6629B7F75373A8D1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">207</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="15A55A194D6E25C9EB7AB5DDED547263" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">208</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="E03E6A7C6068FB6542BA607AB3C36FE1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">209</emphasis>
(NCAI); Pingtung Hsien, at an elevation of 1427 m, 8 February 2015,
<emphasis id="0E99F23DEE970CE66522FCFD5CE25621" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y.J. Lin 021</emphasis>
(NCAI); Taichung Hsien, 25 July 1955,
<emphasis id="52A367081777946E1AD2494751C00ED2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">H. Keng</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="3532181511AE4B955C857951993B479C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Liu &amp; Kao s.n.</emphasis>
(PH); Tainan Hsien, Kuantzuling,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="8FF8EBA3EFA5104CA68A26669B180B2B" degrees="120" direction="east" minutes="29" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="33" value="120.49249">120°29'33&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 3 May 1943,
<emphasis id="5F3298B448E92D63B9C7F91FD1A91B3A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Senben 390</emphasis>
(TAI); Taoyuan, 9 September 1990,
<emphasis id="D62E0327E21564FB57622DFBB5232AF1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">Y.S. Hsu</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="CE7B4C58BAFE963838D97C158514B441" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">J.C. Liaw 70</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="AC6452B0AE5B558E7766D8578AC8B589" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="137">71</emphasis>
(NCAI).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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