Four new Pauridiantha species (Rubiaceae) reflect the richness of Gabon's rainforests

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-193

  Ntore, Salvator ^a   Lachenaud, Olivier ^a   Janssens, Steven ^b   Dessein, Steven ^a  

^a BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation assessment; Equatorial guinea; Gabon; IUCN; Pauridiantha; Pleistocene refugia; Republic of the Congo; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

PAURIDIANTHA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 77952416055     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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