Ethnobotany of Irular tribe in Palamalai Hills, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-255

  Umapriya, T ^a   Rajendran, A ^a   Aravindhan, V ^a   Thomas, Binu ^a   Maharajan, M ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ailments ethnobotany; Irulars; Palamalai Hills; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960135868     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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