Functional anatomy of the oil glands of Melaleuca alternifolia (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 629-641

  List, S ^a,b   Brown, P H ^a,c   Walsh, K B ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 0029189074     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9950629     Document Type: Article

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