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Published: 2026-09-22
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Alstonia hemsleyana, a new combination in Chinese Apocynaceae

State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510650; China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou 510650; China
Eudicots Alstonia hemsleyana new combination Apocynaceae

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How to Cite

Deng, Y. (2026) Alstonia hemsleyana, a new combination in Chinese Apocynaceae. Phytotaxa 776 (1): 84–86. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.776.1.11