Medicinal plants at the ethnobotany-biotechnology interface in Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-96

  Nigro, S A ^a   Makunga, N P ^a   Grace, O M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT;

AFRICA;

EID: 3042594074     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30310-0     Document Type: Article

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