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A revision of the genus Tripterygium (Celastraceae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

Ma Jin-Shuang ,
A. R. Brach  and
Quan-Ru Liu
Ma Jin-Shuang
Affiliation:
Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
A. R. Brach
Affiliation:
Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Quan-Ru Liu
Affiliation:
Herbarium, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Abstract

To better understand the genus Tripterygium for the Flora of China, the history of the genus and its species is summarized and characters traditionally used to divide the genus re-examined. Because no reliable differentiating characters were found, all of the previously named taxa in the genus are reduced to the single species, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f. The range of this monospecific genus is typical of many in the East Asian flora.

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Flora of ChinaFlora of East AsiaTripterygium wilfordii
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 33 - 46
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1999

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