Amatoxins and phallotoxins in indigenous and introduced South African Amanita species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 322-326

  Hallen, H E ^a   Adams, G C ^a   Eicker, A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; TOXIN;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMANITA; AMANITA FOETIDISSIMA; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; AMANITA PLEROPUS; AMANITA REIDII; AMANITA RUBESCENS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0036761248     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30393-8     Document Type: Article

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