Rapid radiation of Rheum (Polygonaceae) and parallel evolution of morphological traits

Yongshuai Sun1, Ailan Wang, Dongshi Wan

  • 1Molecular Ecology Group, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, PR China.

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