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Issue: Vol. 725 No. 2: 23 Oct. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.9
Page range: 219-222
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Pourthiaea zhijiangensis, a new combination in Chinese Rosaceae

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
Nomenclature Rosaceae China Eudicots

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How to Cite

Deng, Y. (2025) Pourthiaea zhijiangensis, a new combination in Chinese Rosaceae. Phytotaxa 725 (2): 219–222. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.9