Halophytic vegetation of Iran: Towards a syntaxonomical classification

Annali di Botanica

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 65-82

  Akhani, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chenopodiaceae; Halophytes of Iran; Irano Turanian area; Sabkha ecosystem; Syntaxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHACEAE; HELIOTROPIUM BACCIFERUM; JUNCUS; NITRARIA SCHOBERI; PUCCINELLIA; REAUMURIA; ZYGOPHYLLUM QATARENSE;

EID: 33748958910     PISSN: 03650812     EISSN: 22393129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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