The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the genus Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-277

  Haron, Noorma Wati ^a   Moore, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

stomata trichomes

Indexed keywords

EUGENIA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0029782596     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bojl.1996.0014     Document Type: Article

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