An ethnobotanical survey of southern African Menispermaceae

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-9

  De Wet, H ^a   Van Wyk, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Albertisia; Antizoma; Cissampelos; Cocculus; Ethnobotany; Menispermaceae; South Africa; Stephania; Tiliacora; Tinospora

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEW RECORD; RURAL AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY; VINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALBERTISIA; ANTIZOMA; CISSAMPELOS; COCCULUS; MENISPERMACEAE; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CAFFRA;

EID: 37249042296     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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