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Argostemma wardii (Rubiaceae), a new species from Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar

  • 1. Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Centre for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, China & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, China
  • 2. Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Yezin 15013, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

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Quan, Dong-Li, Xie, Xing-Chi, Yang, Bin, Swe, Yadanar, Htwe, Kaung Myat, Tan, Yun-Hong (2025): Argostemma wardii (Rubiaceae), a new species from Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Phytotaxa 718 (3): 244-248, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.718.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.718.3.8

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