An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter-Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 741-754

  De Beer, J J J ^a   Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hantam; Indigenous knowledge; Khoi San; Medicinal plants; Methodology; Plant uses

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; INDEX METHOD; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEW SPECIES; NOMENCLATURE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CALVINIA; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALOE; ALOE MICROSTIGMA; GALENIA AFRICANA; HOODIA GORDONII; MICROLOMA SAGITTATUM; QUAQUA INCARNATA; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 79957847712     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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