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Three new species of Aspalathus (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae) from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa

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  • 1. Bolus Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa
  • 2. Independent researcher

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Stirton, Charles Howard, Preez, Brian Du, Euston-Brown, Douglas I. W., Muasya, A. Muthama (2025): Three new species of Aspalathus (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae) from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. Phytotaxa 720 (2): 172-178, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.8

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Publication: 10.4102/abc.v37i1.297 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1016/j.sajb.2025.05.049 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1007/s00256-017-2789-0 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.10.007 (DOI)
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