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Meehania porphyrea, a new species from the treasured region of intricate geology in Gansu Province, China

  • 1. College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China & Institute of New Rural Development, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
  • 2. Gansu Xiaolongshan National Nature Reserve Management and Protection Center,Tianshui, 741020, Gansu, China
  • 3. Xi'an Botanical Garden of Shaanxi Province, Botanical Institute of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
  • 4. Yunping Forest Farm, Xiaolongshan Forestry Protection Center, Gansu Province, Tianshui, 741020, Gansu, China

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Bai, Zengfu, Zhang, Zhihua, Dong, Zhongxiang, Tang, Jianquan, Zheng, Zhi, Yan, Xiaolu, Chen, Xuelin, Zhang, Ji (2025): Meehania porphyrea, a new species from the treasured region of intricate geology in Gansu Province, China. Phytotaxa 726 (2): 117-121, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.726.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.726.2.7

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