Merremia dissecta (Convolvulaceae): Condiment, medicine, ornamental, and weed - A review

Economic Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-120

  Austin, Daniel F ^a  

^a ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Ayurveda; Cyanogenic glycosides; Edible roots; Naturalized exotic; Noyau; Unani

Indexed keywords

CONVOLVULACEAE; EDENTATA; MERREMIA DISSECTA;

EID: 34447272445     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2007)61[109:MDCCMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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