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Taxonomic complexity and breeding system transitions: conservation genetics of the Epipactis leptochila complex (Orchidaceae).
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2002
Squirrell J, Hollingsworth P M, Bateman R M, Tebbitt M C, Hollingsworth M L
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The genus Epipactis contains a problematical complex of autogamous taxa among which species limits are difficult to define. Different authors have treated these plants in different ways, some recognizing the different taxa as distinct species, others considering them as minor intraspecific variants. These contrasting treatments have a direct impact on the conservation resources and status such plants command;...
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