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Issue: Vol. 626 No. 1: 15 Nov. 2023
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2023-11-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.626.1.9
Page range: 73-77
Abstract views: 346
PDF downloaded: 28

Preserving Scientific Merit and Legacy in Biological Eponyms

State Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100093; China. China National Botanical Garden; Beijing 100093; China. College of Life Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
State Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100093; China. China National Botanical Garden; Beijing 100093; China. College of Life Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
State Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100093; China. China National Botanical Garden; Beijing 100093; China. College of Life Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510650; China.
State Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100093; China. China National Botanical Garden; Beijing 100093; China. College of Life Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
State Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100093; China. China National Botanical Garden; Beijing 100093; China. College of Life Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
General Taxonomy Eponyms Taxonomists collectors Biodiversity

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