Seed morphology of some species of Tephrosia PERS. (Fabaceae) from Saudi Arabia identification of species and systematic significance

Feddes Repertorium

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Al Ghamdi, F A ^a   Al Zahrani, R M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; TEPHROSIA;

EID: 77953465415     PISSN: 00148962     EISSN: 1522239X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201011128     Document Type: Article

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