supported bygrants-in-aid from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 30625004, 40771073 to HSUN, and 30770167 to Z-L NIE);the Yunnan Natural Science Foundation (2008CC013 to HSUN);the National Science Foundation (DEB-0321846 to DEBOUFFORD)
Cytological characters of four species in Syncalathium (Asteraceae: Lactuceae), a small genus with six identified species endemic to alpine scree of the Sino-Himalayan region, are surveyed in this report. Three spe...
The achene wail anatomy and surface sculpturing of 14 species representing Lactuca L. and related genera were Investigated to evaluate inter-and Intrageneric relationships. The achene wall anatomy of the studied speci...