Sinocurculigo, a new genus of Hypoxidaceae from China based on molecular and morphological evidence.

BACKGROUND: The monocot family Hypoxidaceae consists of nine genera with nearly 200 species. They occur mostly in the Southern Hemisphere with only a few species in the Northern Hemisphere, of which three genera, Hypoxis, Molineria, and Curculigo, with eight species are distributed in China. Recentl...

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Main Authors: Ke-Wei Liu, Gao-Chang Xie, Li-Jun Chen, Xin-Ju Xiao, Yu-Yun Zheng, Jing Cai, Jun-Wen Zhai, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Zhong-Jian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3384634?pdf=render