Polystichum minutissimum sp. nov. (sect. Haplopolystichum, Dryopteridaceae): The smallest Polystichum found in a karst cave in China

Botanical Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-358

  Zhang, Li Bing ^a,b   He, Hai ^c  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cave flora; China; Dryopteridaceae; Guizhou; Polystichum minutissimum; Sect. Haplopolystichum; Smallest polystichoid fern

Indexed keywords

DRYOPTERIDACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; POLYSTICHUM;

EID: 70349462901     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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