An ethnobotanical investigation of the annonaceae on Mount Cameroon

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2148-2158

  Focho, D A ^a   Egbe, E A ^b   Chuyong, G B ^b   Fongod, A G N ^b   Fonge, B A ^b   Ndam, W T ^a   Youssoufa, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Annonaceae; Diversity; Ethnobotany; Mount cameroon

Indexed keywords

ANNONACEAE; ARTICLE; BARK; BUILDING MATERIAL; CAMEROON; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ETHNOBOTANY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANNONACEAE;

EID: 78650055743     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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