A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Taiwan

Chih-Chiang Wang; Yen-Hsueh Tseng; Yun-Tsao Chen; Kun-Cheng Chang

doi:10.3417/2009079

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Chih-Chiang Wang,¹ Yen-Hsueh Tseng,² Yun-Tsao Chen,³ Kun-Cheng Chang^2,4

¹Department of Tourism and Leisure, National Penghu University, Penghu 880, Taiwan
²Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
³Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Miaoli 363, Taiwan
⁴Author for correspondence: s0910020@mail.ncyu.edu.tw

Abstract

Memecylon pendulum Chih C. Wang, Y. H. Tseng, Y. T. Chen & Kun C. Chang, a new species of Melastomataceae from Taiwan, is described and illustrated. This new species is allied to M. lanceolatum Blanco but is clearly distinguished by its pendulous branchlets, smaller leaves to 7 cm long, shallowly 4-lobed calyx, obtuse or rounded apices of flower buds, and yellowish green fruit at maturity.

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Chih-Chiang Wang, Yen-Hsueh Tseng, Yun-Tsao Chen, and Kun-Cheng Chang "A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Taiwan," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 21(2), 278-280, (1 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.3417/2009079

Published: 1 June 2011

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