Lepidagathis formosensis

Lepidagathis formosensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Barlerieae
Genus: Lepidagathis
Species: Lepidagathis formosensis

Name

Lepidagathis formosensis C.B.Clarke ex Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 213 (–214) (1911)

• ⧼Typi⧽:
  • Holotypus: C.B. Clarke s.n. (K).
  • ⧼Paratypi⧽: S. Nagasawa 670 et S. Nagasawa 356 (April 1903, in flower).
    • Note: while Hayata specified Clarke s.n. as type, diagnosis was based on Hayata's own specimen.
• Type locality:
  • Holotypus: [Without locality.]
  • Nagasawa 670: Insula Formosa [= TAIWAN]. Biōritsu.
  • Nagasawa 356: Insula Formosa. Biōritsu, [Kusshaku].

Misapplied names

• Lepidagathis hyalina auct. non Nees: Hayata in Matsum. & Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 293 (1906)
  • Note: vide Hayata (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast (Guangdong). Regional: Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hayata, B. 1911. Materials for a Flora of Formosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 30(1): 1–471. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Matsumura, J. & Hayata, B. 1906. Enumeratio plantarum in insula Formosa sponte crescentium hucusque rite cognitarum adjectis descriptionibus et figuris specierum pro regione novarum. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 22. 1–702. BHL Reference page. 
• Hu, J.-q., Deng, Y.-f. & Daniel, T.F. 2011. Lepidagathis formosensis. Pp. 470, 471 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2022. Lepidagathis formosensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lepidagathis formosensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lepidagathis formosensis. Published online. Accessed: 16 February 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lepidagathis formosensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 February 2023.
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2023 February 16

Vernacular names

日本語: ウロコマリ
中文（臺灣）: 臺灣鱗球花
中文: 台湾鳞花草

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