Zhengyia shennongensis: A new bulbiliferous genus and species of the nettle family (Urticaceae) from central China exhibiting parallel evolution of the bulbil trait

Taxon

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-99

  Deng, Tao ^a,b   Kim, Changkyun ^a   Zhang, Dai Gui ^c   Zhang, Jian Wen ^a   Li, Zhi Ming ^d   Nie, Ze Long ^a   Sun, Hang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulbils; Central China; New genus and species; Parallel evolution; Urticaceae; Urticeae; Zhengyia shennongensis

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; HUBEI;

EID: 84874400779     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.621008     Document Type: Article

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