Commelina mascarenica (Commelinaceae): An overlooked Malagasy species in Africa

Adansonia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-55

  Faden, Robert B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commelina; Commelinaceae; East Africa; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

COMMELINA; COMMELINACEAE;

EID: 46949098567     PISSN: 12808571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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