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A New Species of Ehretia, Ehretia retroserrata in Nujiang County, Yunnan Province, China
Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- 1 Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- 2 Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- 3 Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- 4 Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
American Journal of Plant Sciences·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 260–263·Published 6 January 2015·DOI10.4236/ajps.2015.61029
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Abstract
On the investigation of the biodiverisities of plant resources of Nujiang River Valley in Nujiang Autonomous Prefacure, Yunnan Province, China, a new species of Ehretia has been described and illustrated as Ehretia retroserrata in the arid valley of Nujiang according to the new living state of erect shrub and the characteristics of serrate leave margin, retrose, apiculate, endocarp divided at maturity into 4 1-seeded pyrene and serrate leaves margins by comparison with other species of the genus Ehretia.
KeywordsEhretiaEhretia retroserrataSerrateRetroseApiculateCharacteristicsNujiang CountyYunnan ProvinceChina
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