Morphological variation in leaf dissection of Rheum palmatum complex (Polygonaceae).

AIMS: Rheum palmatum complex comprises all taxa within section Palmata in the genus Rheum, including R. officinale, R. palmatum, R. tanguticum, R. tanguticum var. liupanshanense and R. laciniatum. The identification of the taxa in section Palmata is based primarily on the degree of leaf blade dissec...

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Main Authors: Xu-Mei Wang, Xiao-Qi Hou, Yu-Qu Zhang, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4211699?pdf=render