Comparative study of Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. & Fernand. and C. arundinaceum baker - Two 'safed musli' species used as vital tonics in Indian system of medicine

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 77-81

  Phurailatpam, A K ^a   Geetha, K A ^a   Gajbhiye, N A ^a   Saravanan, R ^a   Maiti, Satyabrata ^a  

^a National Research Centre for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophytum; Cytology; Morphometry; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTUM; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM;

EID: 70349667132     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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