Taxonomy of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) – overall phylogenetic relationships and assessment of species diversity based on a first comprehensive checklist of the genus

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A cytosystematic study of the Dianthus virgineus complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Central Mediterranean. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 62: 589.

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A taxonomic backbone for the Plumbaginaceae (Caryophyllales). PhytoKeys 243: 67.

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