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Issue: Vol. 675 No. 1: 2 Dec. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-12-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.675.1.8
Page range: 87-92
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 6

The recently described Thysanotus tibeticum (Asparagaceae) is a species of Allium (Amaryllidaceae)

Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia 6983 Australia
Environment Institute, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia
taxonomy Chinese flora Tibet flora morphology Monocots

Abstract

The recently described Thysanotus tibeticum (Asparagaceae; the epithet spelling is corrected to tibeticus) from Jiali, Tibet, China, is reduced to synonymy under Allium mairei (Amaryllidaceae).

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