臺灣木藍屬植物中僅穗花木藍為互生小葉,其餘12種均為對生小葉。觀光勝地貓鼻頭珊瑚礁草坪上,採到矮小之互生小葉木藍,經核對比較穗花木藍之莖、葉、花、果、種子及花粉形態後,確認為差異極大之不同新種,而提出臺灣木藍之新名(Indigofera taiwaniana T. C. Huang & M. J. Wu)。
英文摘要
Based on a close examination of morphological features of plant body, seed coat and pollen grains, we hereby, propose, Indigofera taiwaniana T. C. Huang & M. J. Wu, a new indigo to the flora of Taiwan.