Morphological similarities and differences between the two varieties of cat's whiskers (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth.) grown in Malaysia

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Chan, Lai Keng ^a   Loo, Poay Siong ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corolla color; Floral morphology; Leaf morphology; Micro structures; Variety

Indexed keywords

ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS;

EID: 33747155028     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2006.1.6     Document Type: Article

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