Cf. Hsieh et Sm. Chaw, OSTEOMELES SCHWERINAESCHNEID,CK (ROSACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR THE FLORA OF TAIWAN, Zhongyang yanjiuyuan. zhiwuxue huikan, 37(4), 1996, pp. 281-285
Osteomeles schwerinae C. K. Schneid. is reported for the first time fr
om Taiwan. A key and several useful features that differentiate the pr
esent species from its only congener in Taiwan, O. anthyllidifolia var
. subrotunda, are presented. A taxonomic treatment of the two species
in Taiwan and a line-drawing which illustrates the present new record
are provided.