Ethnobotanical study of hyacinthaceae and non-hyacinthaceous geophytes in selected districts of Malawi

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages 75-94

  Mwafongo, Elizabeth ^a   Nordal, Inger ^b   Magombo, Zacharia ^a   Stedje, Brita ^b  

^a National Herbarium   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 77955455402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.8.0.75-93     Document Type: Article

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