Kinds of Taiwan Dicotyledoneae

Dicots of Taiwan

Compiled from
D.E. Boufford, H. Ohashi, T.C. Huang, C.F. Hsieh,
J.L. Tsai, K.C. Yang, C.I Peng,C.S. Kuoh and A.Hsiao. 2003.
Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition.
Department of Botany, National Taiwan University

Y.P. Yang and H.Y. Liu. 2002.
Manual of Taiwan Vascular Plants.
Council of Agriculture, Taipei, Taiwan

and other sources.

W.L. Chiou and S.H. Dai
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
and
J. Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens

Scientific name -- Other names
Euphorbiaceae
   Acalypha akoensis Hayata
   Acalypha angatensis Blanco
   Acalypha australis L. -- Asian copperleaf
   Acalypha brachystachya Hornem.
   Acalypha caturus Bl.
   Acalypha hontauyuensis Keng
   Acalypha indica L.
   Acalypha longi-acuminata Hayata
   Acalypha matudae Hayata
   Acalypha suirenbiensis Yamamoto
   Alchornea trewioides (Benth.) Muell. -Arg.
   Antidesma hiiranense Hayata
   Antidesma japonicum Sieb. and Zucc.
   Antidesma pentandrum Merr.
   Bischofia javanica Blume -- Javanese bishopwood
   Breynia officinalis Hemsley
   Bridelia balansae Tutch.
   Bridelia tomentosa Bl.
   Chamaesyce atoto (Forst. f.) Croizat
   Chamaesyce garanbiensis (Hayata) Hara
   Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. -- Pillpod sandmat
   Chamaesyce hsinchuensis Lin and Chaw
   Chamaesyce hyssopifolia (L.) Small -- Hyssopleaf sandmat
   Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small -- Spotted sandmat
   Chamaesyce makinoi (Hayata) Hara
   Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small -- Prostrate sandmat
   Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small -- Matted sandmat
   Chamaesyce sparrmannii (Boiss.) Hurusawa
   Chamaesyce taihsiensis Chaw and Koutnik
   Chamaesyce tashiroi (Hayata) Hara
   Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp. -- Gulf sandmat
   Chamaesyce vachellii (Hook. and Arn.) Hurusawa
   Claoxylon brachyandrum Pax and Hoffm.
   Croton cascarilloides Raeusch.
   Croton tiglium L. -- Purging croton
   Drypetes karapinensis (Hayata) Pax
   Drypetes littoralis (C. B. Rob.) Merr.
   Euphorbia cyathophora Murray -- Fire on the mountain
   Euphorbia formosana Hayata
   Euphorbia heterophylla L. -- Mexican fireplant
   Euphorbia jolkini Boiss.
   Euphorbia peplus L. -- Petty spurge
   Euphorbia shouanensis Keng
   Euphorbia tarokoensis Hayata
   Euphorbia tirucalli L. -- Indiantree spurge
   Excoecaria agallocha L.
   Excoecaria formosana (Hayata) Hayata
   Excoecaria kawakamii Hayata
   Flueggea suffruticosa (Pallas) Baillon
   Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt -- Common bushweed
   Gelonium aequoreum Hance
   Glochidion acuminatum Muell. -Arg.
   Glochidion philippicum (Cavan.) C. B. Rob.
   Glochidion puberum (L.) Hutch. -- Needlebush
   Glochidion rubrum Bl.
   Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A. Juss.
   Homonoia riparia Lour.
   Liodendron formosanum (Kanehira and Sasaki) Keng
   Macaranga sinensis Muell. -Arg.
   Macaranga tanarius (L.) Müll. Arg. -- Parasol leaf tree
   Mallotus japonicus (Thunb.) Muell. -Arg.
   Mallotus paniculatus (Lam.) Muell. -Arg.
   Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg. -- Kamala tree
   Mallotus repandus (Willd.) Muell. -Arg.
   Mallotus tiliaefolius (Bl.) Muell. -Arg.
   Margaritaria indica (Dalz.) Airy Shaw
   Melanolepis multiglandulosa (Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb. f. & Zoll.
   Mercurialis leiocarpa Sieb. and Zucc.
   Omalanthus fastuosus F. -Vill.
   Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. -- Carry me seed
   Phyllanthus debilis Klein ex Willd. -- Niruri
   Phyllanthus embergeri Haic. and Rossign.
   Phyllanthus hookeri Muell. -Arg.
   Phyllanthus multiflorus Willd.
   Phyllanthus oligospermus Hayata
   Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. -- Mascarene Island leaf-flower
   Phyllanthus urinaria L. -- Chamber bitter
   Phyllanthus ussuriensis Rupr. and Maxim.
   Phyllanthus virgatus Forst. f.
   Ricinus communis L. -- Castorbean
   Sapium discolor Muell. -Arg.
   Securinega suffruticosa (Pallas) Baillon
   Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt
   Synostemon bacciforme (L.) Webster
   Triadica sebifera (L.) Small -- Chinese tallow; Sapium sebiferum

Updated: 2015-04-28 20:05:57

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