Plant wealth of Northeast India with reference to ethnobotany

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-103

  Mao, A A ^a   Hynniewta, T M ^a   Sanjappa, M ^a  

^a BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnobotanical wealth; Northeast India; Plant resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957712524     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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