Abstract
A new variety of Fagopyrum caudatum—Fagopyrum caudatum var. grandiflorum—is described and illustrated from Longnan City, Gansu Province, China. The new variety could be easily distinguished from F. caudatum var. caudatum mainly by its larger flower size (5.3–5.6 mm vs. 3.2–3.5 mm). The detailed description and photographs of the new variety were provided.
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<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Zhang, L., Li, X., Ma, B., Gao, Q., Du, H., Han, Y., Li, Y., Cao, Y., Qi, M., Zhu, Y., Lu, H., Ma, M., Liu, L., Zhou, J., Nan, C., Qin, Y., Wang, J., Cui, L., Liu, H., Liang, C. & Qiao, Z. (2017) The Tartary Buckwheat Genome Provides Insights into Rutin Biosynthesis and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Molecular Plant 10 (9): 1224–1237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2017.08.013 </span></span></span>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Zhou, M., Tang, Y., Deng, X., ruan, C., Tang, Y. & Wu, Y. (2018) Classification and Nomenclature of Buckwheat Plants. In: Zhou, M., Kreft, I., Suvorova, G., Tang, Y. & Woo, S.H. (Eds.) Buckwheat germplasm in the World. Academic Press, pp. 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811006-5.00002-1</span></span></span>
