Taxonomic problems and cytotaxonomic relationships between and within varieties of Ocimum basilicum and related species (Labiatae)

Kew Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 509-524

  Paton, A ^a   Putievsky, E ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b Agricultural Research Organisation   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILICUM; LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM AMERICANUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM CANUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 0029839617     PISSN: 00755974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4117026     Document Type: Article

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