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A REVISION OF RHYNCHOTECHUM BLUME (GESNERIACEAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2013

B. M. Anderson  and
D. J. Middleton
B. M. Anderson
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: banderson2914@gmail.com
D. J. Middleton
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: banderson2914@gmail.com
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Abstract

The genus Rhynchotechum Blume (Gesneriaceae) is revised. It consists of 16 species, three of which are newly described here: Rhynchotechum burmanicum B.M.Anderson from Burma, R. gracile B.M.Anderson from Northeast India, and R. vietnamense B.M.Anderson from Vietnam. A new combination is made for Rhynchotechum hookeri (C.B.Clarke) B.M.Anderson. A key and descriptions of all species are provided.

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Conservation assessmentsGesneriaceaenew speciesRhynchotechumtaxonomic revision

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 121 - 176
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2013

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