2025/03/06 by Chou-Yi Lin, Chih-Yi Chang, Chiu-Mei Wang +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #African Botany and Ecology Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and animal studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/phytokeys.253.141785
openalex publication_date 2025/03/06 · openalex created_date 2025/03/07 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Grewia kentingensis Y.H. Tseng, Chih Y.Chang & C.Y.Lin, sp. nov. , a new species found on elevated coral reefs in southern Taiwan, is described. The species was previously misidentified as G. piscatorum Hance. Grewia kentingensis differs from G. piscatorum in its habit (procumbent vs. erect to ascending shrub), leaf length (<2 cm vs. up to 7 cm), breeding system (gynodioecious vs. trioecious), smaller flower diameter, fewer stamens, and smaller pollen grains. Color photographs, line drawings, and pollen images of the new species are provided. Additionally, a lectotype for G. piscatorum is designated and an identification key for the Grewia taxa of Taiwan is presented.