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Ornithoboea brachycarpa (Gesneriaceae), a new cave-dwelling species from Guangxi, China

Chi Xiong1, Jing Wei2,3, Hong Liu1

  • 1Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, Key Laboratory of State Ethnic Affairs Commission for Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University Hubei China.

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Flora of GuangxiKarst caveNanningOrnithoboea feddeinew taxontaxonomy

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