Discovery of Whittieria hengduanensis sp. nov. (Ophioglossaceae) from Southwest China demonstrates a unique intercontinental disjunct pattern in plants between the Himalaya and the Americas

A new fern species, Whittieria hengduanensis (Ophioglossaceae), from Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, Southwest China (eastern Himalaya), is described and illustrated. This species is similar to W. engelmannii in the Americas in having a cylindrical rhizome and complex-reticulate venation. In addition,...

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Main Authors: Zhen-Long Liang, Li-Bing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-11-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/135379/download/pdf/
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