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Issue: Vol. 742 No. 4: 26 Feb. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-02-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.742.4.4
Page range: 299-300
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 1

Transfer of Equisetum xylochaetum (Equisetaceae) to Hippochaete

Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, U.S.A.
Equisetaceae Pteridophytes

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How to Cite

Zhang, L.-B. (2026) Transfer of Equisetum xylochaetum (Equisetaceae) to Hippochaete. Phytotaxa 742 (4): 299–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.742.4.4