Tropical African cedars (Widdringtonia, Cupressaceae): Systematics, ecology and conservation status

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-319

  Pauw, C Anton ^a   Linder, H Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afromontane; fire; forest ecology; Mulanje species concepts; phenetic Malawi; Widdringtonia nodiflora; Widdringtonia whytei

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSACEAE; WIDDRINGTONIA; WIDDRINGTONIA NODIFLORA;

EID: 0030974624     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bojl.1996.0091     Document Type: Article

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