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Tragus berteronianus Schultes (Poaceae), a Newly Naturalized Grass in Taiwan

  • Date of declaration:2017-03-01
Ming-Jer Jung, Chien-Hsun Cheng
Year
2016
Key Words
Tragus, new record
Abstract
The newly naturalized genus, Tragus Haller (Poaceae), and its species newly recorded in the flora of Taiwan, T. berteronianus Schultes, which is broadly distributed in Africa, the Americas, and Eurasia, are described and illustrated herein. This grass species was stably found in a coastal region of the Penghu Archipelago, and its habitat and diagnosable characters are also described herein.