Ethno-ecological evidence for Hydnora abyssinica occurring in Johannesburg and Durban traditional medicine markets

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-279

  Williams, V L ^a   Wojtasik, E M ^a   Witkowski, E T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia; Distribution; Ethnobotany; Harvesting; Holoparasite; Hydnora abyssinica; Hydnora africana; Parasitic plants; Sarcophyte sanguinea; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ETHNOBOTANY; HABITAT TYPE; HARVESTING; HERBARIUM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARASITIC PLANT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RHIZOME; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

DURBAN; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ACACIA XANTHOPHLOEA; HYDNORA; HYDNORA AFRICANA;

EID: 79955474784     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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