The ethnobotany of the Midzichenda tribes of the coastal forest areas in Kenya: 1. General perspective and non-medicinal plant uses

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 370-381

  Pakia, M ^a   Cooke, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; RARE SPECIES; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0842323867     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30320-3     Document Type: Article

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