An endangered new species of edible yam (Dioscorea, Dioscoreaceae) from Western Madagascar and its conservation

Kew Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Wilkin, Paul ^a   Rajaonah, Mamy Tiana ^b   Jeannoda, Vololoniaina Harimanga ^b   Hladik, Annette ^c   Jeannoda, Victor Louis ^b   Hladik, Claude Marcel ^c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dioscorea; Dioscorea bako; Dioscoreaceae; Madagascar; Yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ALATIPES; DIOSCOREACEAE;

EID: 49349098029     PISSN: 00755974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12225-007-9000-z     Document Type: Article

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