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A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data

  • 1. Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, P.R. China
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, P.R.China

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Ma, Yongpeng, Wu, Zhikun, Xue, Ruijuan, Tian, Xiaoling, Gao, Lianming, Sun, Weibang (2013): A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data. Phytotaxa 114 (1): 42-50, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.114.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.114.1.4

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