Trade and conservation of Himalayan medicinal plants: Nardostachys grandiflora DC. and Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) Hong

Biological Conservation

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 505-514

  Olsen, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CITES; Conservation; Himalayas; India; Nepal; Non timber forest products; Trade

Indexed keywords

MEDICINAL PLANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; WORLD;

MILETINAE; NARDOSTACHYS; NARDOSTACHYS GRANDIFLORA; PICRORHIZA KURROOA; PICRORHIZA SCROPHULARIIFLORA;

EID: 20444470089     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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