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2022
Journal article
1030. AESCULUS CHINENSIS: Sapindaceae.
The Chinese horse‐chestnut, , is illustrated from a tree cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This tree was grown from seeds originally imported from China by Dr Purdom, from whom Kew obtained a plant. A detailed description accompanies this excellent illustration. The taxonomy, ecology, cytology and etymology are also...Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. ; Yamanaka, Masumi
Habitat, Ecology, Descriptors, Geographical distribution, Cytology, Cultivation, Phenology, Etymology, and Aesculus chinensis
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2023
Journal article
1051. Cathaya argyrophylla Chun Kuang: Pinaceae.
The ‘pearl of the forest’, also known as ‘yin shan’ or the ‘giant panda of the plant kingdom’, is illustrated here (t. 1051) from a tree cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The discovery and phylogenetics of this species are discussed, and its introduction into horticulture is presented. A... -
2023
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1068. Amorphophallus ongsakulii Hett. & A.Galloway: Araceae.
Hett. & A.Galloway is illustrated from plants cultivated by the authors. Its ecology, distribution, and systematics are described, along with notes on cultivation.Dodsworth, Steven ; Phillips, Charlotte ; Lambkin, Deborah
Cultivation, Nomenclature, Etymology, Geographical distribution, Habitat, Amorphophallus ongsakulii, Descriptors, and Plant ecology
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2023
Journal article
1069. Berberis ludingensis Harber, a new species in section Wallichianae from : Berberidaceae.
A new species of in section, Harber is described from Luding Xian in Sichuan. Several collections of this compact, spiny species have been made in recent years.Harber, Julian ; Liang, Ke
Cultivation, New species, Descriptors, Phenology, Geographical distribution, Sichuan (China), Nomenclature, Habitat, China, and Berberis ludingensis
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2015
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Five new South American species of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae).
Five new species of Myrcia s.l. are described and illustrated: Myrcia ascendens (related to Myrcia densa), Myrcia attenuata (related to Myrcia bicolor), Myrcia costeira (related to Myrcia bicarinata), Myrcia rupestris (related to Myrcia lenheirensis) and Myrcia subterminalis (related to Myrcia bicolor). The new species occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest... -
2023