Two new and endangered species of Coffea (Rubiaceae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains (Tanzania) and notes on associated conservation issues

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-245

  Davis, Aaron P ^a   Mvungi, Esther F ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Coffee; Coffeeae; Hydroelectric power and conservation; IUCN Red List Categories; Kihansi River Gorge

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COFFEA; COFFEEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 6344244498     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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