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SUBMITTER: Liu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112246 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plant diversity 20161213 6
With the accumulation and accessibility of information about plant species, it is time to re-evaluate and further divide a global biodiversity hotspot region, Yunnan, located in southwestern China. In this study, we combined data on the distribution of 1010 stenochoric endemic seed plants, vegetation constitution, geological history and climate change, and used these to propose a new system of floristic regions. We identified 11 distinct floristic subregions and 84 floristic provinces within Yun ...[more]