Mistaken identity of East Asian vine species resolved after 100 years

(Kobe University) New light has been shed on a misclassified vine species in the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia. This plant was first discovered in 1917 in Taiwan, when it was provisionally identified as Kadsura japonica. The plant was recently spotted again after 100 years, and further investigation proved that it was in fact a different species: Kadsura matsudae. The findings were published on June 30th in the online edition of Phytotaxa.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 30, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news