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Addition to Peridiscaceae

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Part of the book series: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants ((FAMILIES GENERA,volume 11))

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Abstract

The placement of the problematic genus Medusandra in Peridiscaceae reported by Wurdack and Davis (2009) motivates us to the following addition to the treatment of the family in Vol. IX of this series, pp. 297–300.

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  1. Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt, Siesmayerstr. 61, 60323, Frankfurt/M., Germany

    C. Bayer

  2. Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt/M., Germany

    S. Dressler

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  1. Biozentrum Klein-Flottbek und Botanischer Garten, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Klaus Kubitzki

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Bayer, C., Dressler, S. (2014). Addition to Peridiscaceae. In: Kubitzki, K. (eds) Flowering Plants. Eudicots. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39417-1_26

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