Taiwan is a semitropical island south of Japan ’s Ryuku Islands . Taiwan was once called Isla Formosa , or " beautiful island , " by Portuguese invaders because of its wooden-headed , lush aboriginal forests . Although population growth has reduced these forest on the coastal champaign to a few domain of home parks , many of the native industrial plant still thrive in the mountains and foothill of the island .

Acanthephippium Striatum Lindley

Taiwan has many native orchids . Because of its climate , orchidaceous plant develop very well . The Acanthephippium Striatum Lind . is a aboriginal orchid that produce at higher elevations in Taiwan . Between 2,000 and 6,500 foot , this orchid develop in the plush alpine rainfall woods under a protective canopy . This species of orchid flower in the spring and summer on a 1- to 1 - 1/2 - inch stem called an inflorescence . It produces between two and five fragrant bloodless flowers with purple stripe .

Abies Kawakamii (Hayata) Ito

The Abies Kawakamii ( Hayata ) Ito is sometimes scream the Kawakami fir or the Taiwan fir . This tree produce in a bush - alike or Great Pyramid shape . This Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree has endure well because it turn primarily between 9,500 feet and 13,000 feet in aggrandizement . These parts of the island are very sparsely populated . The Taiwan fir rise to between 30 and 120 foot tall and can have a trunk as wide as 4 foot in diameter . This tree diagram is often found in Shei - pa , Taroko and Yushan national parks .

Acer Kawakamii Koidzumi

The Acer Kawakamii Koidzumi is a maple tree native to Taiwan and Japan . The leaves of this tree are less serrated than on many maple trees . The leave of absence do not have the thick lobes often associate with maples and are a rounded heart chassis . The leaves of this tree are paper - like and between 1 and 2 1/2 in long . The Acer Kawakamii Koidzumi develop to between 60 and 70 groundwork grandiloquent . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is usually find between 600 feet and 7,000 substructure in elevation . you’re able to find many of these Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in Yang Min Mountain National Park in the Taipei country .

Acacia Confusa Merr.

The Acacia Confusa Merr . is get below 1,600 foot in Taiwan . This burred bush sport compound leaf made of 10 to 12 smaller leaflets . The Acacia Confusa Merr . produce to around 15 feet magniloquent . Half inch bloom grow in clusters of two or three fragrant yellow clump . The flower produce curved seedpods between 3 and 4 inches long that are flat and contain a mellisonant mush .

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