A new species of <i>Pilea</i> (Urticaceae) from the Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica
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عنوان ژورنال: Phytotaxa
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1179-3163,1179-3155
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.2.1.4