Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31500177)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (GK201603065)
Shaanxi Science and Technology Program (2016JQ3025)
Article History
Received: 22 February 2018
Accepted: 1 October 2018
First Online: 16 October 2018
Author's information
: Jian-Qiang Zhang is an associate professor in Shaanxi Normal University who is interested in evolutionary history, adaptation and speciation of alpine plants in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, especially in Crassulaceae.
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