The uses of Atuna racemosa Raf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 470-475

  Prance, Ghillean T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Atuna racemosa; Caulking; Chrysobalanaceae; Massage oil

Indexed keywords

ATUNA; ATUNA RACEMOSA; CHRYSOBALANACEAE;

EID: 16244382912     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0470:TUOARR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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