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Note: A Preliminary Study on Conservation Genetics of an Endangered Orchid (Paphiopedilum micranthum) from Southwestern China

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Li, A., Luo, Yb. & Ge, S. Note: A Preliminary Study on Conservation Genetics of an Endangered Orchid (Paphiopedilum micranthum) from Southwestern China. Biochem Genet 40, 195–201 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015888226416

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