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Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity

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Thomas Borsch, Hilda Flores-Olvera, Silvia Zumaya, Kai Müller (2018): Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity. Taxon 67 (5): 944-976, DOI: 10.12705/675.7

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