Revision of Dieffenbachia (Araceae) of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 668-772

  Croat, Thomas B ^a  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Araceae; Central America; Dieffenbachia; Mexico; South America; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ARACEAE; DIEFFENBACHIA; DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE; ISTHMIA;

EID: 12244265553     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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