Published online : 2010.06.15

2010 vol.55 no.2    pp. 177-179
 Title
    Diodia teres Walt. (Rubiaceae), a Newly Recorded Weed in Fujian

 Author
    Yi-Ding Gao, Rui-Jiang Wang, and Ching-I Peng

 Abstract
    Diodia teres Walt., an annual herb native to tropical and subtropical America, is found to be a newly recorded weed in Fujian. It is similar to D. virginiana L. except that it is characterized by the 4~8 fimbriate stipules and 4 persistent sepals in the capsule. The morphological description and illustration of D. teres and a key of Diodia in Taiwan and Fujian are provided in the present work.

 中文摘要
    「圓莖鈕扣草」原產美洲熱帶及亞熱帶,本文報導其歸化於福建省金門縣,為福建省新紀錄植物。它和同屬植物「雙角草」形態相似,但圓莖鈕扣草具有四至八條撕裂狀托葉,蒴果具四枚宿存萼片等特徵易與之區分。本文提供圓莖鈕扣草的形態描述和線繪圖,並對產於臺灣和福建「雙角草屬」的兩個種製作檢索表以供區分鑑定。

 Keyword
    Diodia teres, Fujian, Kinmen, New record, Rubiaceae, Taxonomy, Weed.