Plant species richness, endemism, and genetic resources in Namibia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 435-446

  Maggs, Gillian L ^a   Craven, Patricia ^a   Kolberg, Herta H ^a  

^a National Botanical Research Institute   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Endemism; Floristic diversity; Genetic diversity; Namibia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDEMISM; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC RESOURCES; PLANT RESOURCES; RESOURCES ASSESSMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

NAMIBIA;

ASTERACEAE; CUCURBITACEAE; FABACEAE; MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0031811117     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008819426848     Document Type: Article

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