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Issue: Vol. 737 No. 4: 16 Jan. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-01-16
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.737.4.6
Page range: 254-256
Abstract views: 51
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Correct authorship of Corydalis yanhusuo (Papaveraceae)

Biodiversity Research Museum and Herbarium (HAST), Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan; School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan
School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan
Papaveraceae Eudicots

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How to Cite

Chung, K.-F. & Chen, P.-Y. (2026) Correct authorship of Corydalis yanhusuo (Papaveraceae). Phytotaxa 737 (4): 254–256. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.737.4.6