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Notes on Dioscorea kamoonensis and related taxa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

K. Y. Guan  and
D. F. Chamberlain
K. Y. Guan
Affiliation:
The Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming, China
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Abstract

A historical outline of Dioscorea kamoonensis (Dioscoreaceae – Sect. Lasiophyton) and related taxa is provided. Four species are recognized in the present paper: D. kamoonensis; D. delavayi; D. ochroleuca, nom. el slat. nov. and D. brevifolia, stat. nov. Scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) of pollen and hairs from the four species are also given.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , March 1992 , pp. 77 - 87
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1992

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