Comparative foliar epidermal morphology of the West African species of the genus Afzelia smith (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae)

Gayana - Botanica

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-92

  Kadiri, Akeem Babalola ^a   Olowokudejo, James Dele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Afzelia; Epidermal cell; Morphology; Stomata; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AFZELIA; AFZELIA BELLA; AFZELIA BIPINDENSIS; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE;

EID: 54549098131     PISSN: 00165301     EISSN: 07176643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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