Saving wild African violets (Saintpaulia, Gesneriaceae): A review of ongoing activities and a plan for ex situ conservation

Scripta Botanica Belgica

Volumn 29, Issue , 2004, Pages 165-170

  Schulman, Leif ^a   Kolehmainen, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Botanic Gardens; Eastern Arc mountains; In situ conservation; Kenya; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

GESNERIACEAE; SAINTPAULIA; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 4944260938     PISSN: 07792387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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