台灣新歸化的茄科有害植物－－銀葉茄

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. (Solanaceae): A Noxious Weeds Newly Naturalized to Taiwan

茄屬植物為茄科的一個大屬約共有1,200種。台灣植物誌記載了18種。本研究報導1新歸化於台灣南部及澎湖地區的有害植物─銀葉茄，本植物具刺，葉為披針形，明顯不同於台灣野生的其他茄屬植物。本文提供此新歸化種的描述、分布及彩色照片。 Solanum comprises about 1,200 species and is one of the largest genera in the family Solanaceae. InTaiwan 18 species of Solanum have been recorded. This paper describes Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. asa new record to the flora of Taiwan. It is a noxious weed and found in southern Taiwan and the PenghuIslands. S. elaeagnifolium is easily distinguished from its congeneric species in Taiwan by having spineson branches and lanceolate leaves.