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Image Title: Gentiana sino-ornata Balf f. (Sect. Monopodiae) distributed in the mountains of southwest China and adjacent Burma
Image Credit: Yong Ming Yuan
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
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Gentiana sino-ornata Balf f. (Sect. Monopodiae) distributed in the mountains of southwest China and adjacent Burma, is one of the most magnificent gentians in the world. It was introduces into Europe in the early decades of this century and has contributed much to the botanical gardens of Europe. However, the individuals growing in their native land look more lovely. The photo was taken from Aba (3,200 m) Sichuan, China.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Infrageneric phylogeny of the genus Gentiana (Gentianaceae) inferred from nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA

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