Mountain flowers awe the eye and puzzle the botanist

Authors

  • Rong Liu Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk718

Keywords:

Pedicularis, species delimitation, cryptic species, species diversification

Abstract

Usually, we identify plants by their showy and delicate flowers. Because flowers are selected to be more attractive compared with leaves, stems, or the hidden roots for most species. However, sometimes, when flowers from different but related species are similar, even the botanists might feel confused and misidentify them, which might lead to mistakes. So how can we identify them correctly?

Author Biography

Rong Liu, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Professor

Original article reference

Liu, R., Wang, H., Yang, J.-B., Corlett, R. T., Randle, C. P., Li, D.-Z., & Yu, W.-B. (2022). Cryptic Species Diversification of the Pedicularis siphonantha Complex (Orobanchaceae) in the Mountains of Southwest China Since the Pliocene. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.811206

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Plant Biology

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