Diversity and distribution of climbing plants in a semi-deciduous rain forest, KNUST Botanic Garden, Ghana

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-195

  Addo Fordjour, Patrick ^a   Anning, Alexander Kofi ^a   Atakora, Emmanuel Amaniampong ^a   Agyei, Patricia Serwaa ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Climbers; Diversity; KNUST; Semi deciduous forest

Indexed keywords

GRIFFONIA; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; SMILAX; STROPHANTHUS;

EID: 41649090753     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2008.186.195     Document Type: Article

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