Progress towards the eradication of three melastome shrub species from northern Australian rainforests

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Brooks, Simon J ^a   Panetta, R Dane ^a   Sydes, Travis A ^b  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clidemia; Delimitation; Extirpation; Melastomataceae; Miconia

Indexed keywords

CLIDEMIA; CLIDEMIA HIRTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MICONIA RACEMOSA;

EID: 67749088554     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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