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¡@Angiosperms
Taiwan has around 3,600 angiosperm species, of which around
1,000 are endemic. The report published by the ROC Society
for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN 1985) lists 329 rare species
of angiosperms in Taiwan, of which 95 face destruction of
their habitat or ecosystem, 40 are economic species which
have suffered excessive harvesting or logging, and 244 have
restricted distributions. Thirty species are endangered, including
Alisma canaliculatum, Bretschneidera sinensis,
Nuphar Shimadai and the Chinese fringe tree.
Currently TERSI is actively conducting a survey of angiosperms
throughout Taiwan, and also plans to research the biology
and rehabilitation of such endemic and rare angiosperms as
the Kanehira azalea, the Yushan euonymus and Hygrophila
pogonocalyx.
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