THE LEGUMINOSAE OF TAIWAN - 農業知識入口網

作者	莊清璋、黃嘉
出版機關	農復會

This taxonomic work is a project sponsored by the Department of Botany, National Taiwan University and Animal Industry Division of JCRR. Its purpose is to investigate the legumes of Taiwan with an object of finding plants suitable for pasture and soil improvement. About 52 genera 177 species and 4 varieties of legumes of Taiwan including introduced and naturalized species are described in this paper. Descriptions of the family and genera together with an analytical key to genera, species and variety are given. Each species described is followed by notes on habitat, flowering period and distribution. Economic values are also indicated. About 162 illustrations have been prepared.