Micromorphological study on leaves of some Cordia (Boraginaceae) species used in traditional medicine

Economic Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-391

  Rapisarda, Antonio ^a   Iauk, Liliana ^b   Ragusa, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cordia sp.; Foliar features; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

CORDIA;

EID: 0031450425     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02861049     Document Type: Article

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