The genus Aspidistra Ker-Gawl. (Asparagaceae) in Vietnam

A historical outline of the knowledge of Aspidistra in Vietnam highlights the enormous increase of well-known species number during the past decade. An extended and comprehensive determination key for the currently known 43 Vietnamese Aspidistra species is designed to summarize the actual state of...

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Main Author: Hans-Juergen Tillich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2014-03-01
Series:Taiwania
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Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1345
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Summary:A historical outline of the knowledge of Aspidistra in Vietnam highlights the enormous increase of well-known species number during the past decade. An extended and comprehensive determination key for the currently known 43 Vietnamese Aspidistra species is designed to summarize the actual state of knowledge, to facilitate determination, to stimulate further field exploration and biological studies of this extraordinarily diverse genus.
ISSN:0372-333X
0372-333X