A new edible yam (Dioscorea L.) species endemic to Mayotte, new data on D. comorensis R.Knuth and a key to the yams of the Comoro Archipelago

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Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-228

  Wilkin, Paul ^a   Hladik, Annette ^b   Labat, Jean Noël ^b   Barthelat, Fabien ^c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Office National des Forêts UT de Grande Terre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

Comoro archipelago; Conservation; Dioscorea L.; Edible tubers; Mayotte; New species; Yam identification; Yams

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 53549130961     PISSN: 12808571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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