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Taraxacum siphonanthum, a new species from Nei Mongol, Ne China

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A new species,Taraxacum siphonanthum X.D.Sun, Ge Xuejun, Kirschner & Štěpánek is described from Nei Mongol, NE China. The species is intermediate between sectionsMongolica andBorealia, although in most characters it is closer to the former. It is an apomictic species with tubular florets; these and other similar characters inTaraxacum are discussed.

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  1. Zhalantun Forestry School, Zhalantun City, Nei Menggu Autonomous Region, China

    Sun Xiudian

  2. Department of Taxonomy, South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China

    Ge Xuejun

  3. Department of Taxonomy, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-252 43, Průhonice 1, Czech Republic

    Jan Kirschner & Jan Štěpánek

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Xiudian, S., Xuejun, G., Kirschner, J. et al. Taraxacum siphonanthum, a new species from Nei Mongol, Ne China. Folia Geobot 36, 209–213 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02803162

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