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Identification and characterization of a new species of Taxus - Taxus qinlingensis by multiple taxonomic methods.
BMC plant biology - 11 Jul 2024
Wu Xingtong, Wang Minqiu, Li Xinyu, Chen Yan, Liao Zhengping, Zhang Donglin, Wen Yafeng, Wang Sen
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BACKGROUND: The taxonomy of Taxus Linn. remains controversial due to its continuous phenotypic variation and unstable topology, thus adversely affecting the formulation of scientific conservation strategies for this genus. Recently, a new ecotype, known as Qinling type, is mainly distributed in the Qinling Mountains and belongs to a monophyletic group. Here, we employed multiple methods including leaf phenotype...
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