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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-06-06
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Cultivar status for two nothospecies in Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae)

Ria Olivier Herbarium, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Gqeberha, 6031 South Africa
Kalanchoe ×sampsonii Kalanchoe ×toelkenii Eudicots

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How to Cite

Smith, G.F. (2025) Cultivar status for two nothospecies in Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae). Phytotaxa 704 (2): 208–211. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.704.2.9