Re: Schismatoglottis kotoensis revisited
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Schismatoglottis kotoensis revisited
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500 (CDT)
In a message dated Fri, 20 Apr 2001 5:29:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Piabinha@aol.com writes:
<< excuse me, Taiwania is a tree? i'd think it was named after the island itself.
>>
Actually, you may be right. But there is a species of conifer, Taiwania cryptomerioides, the only species in a genus endemic to Taiwan. I saw some nice stands of it at Huisun Forest Reserve, in Nantou Prefecture.
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large
