National identity and international science: The case of Acacia

Historical Records of Australian Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-54

  Robin, Libby ^a   Carruthers, Jane ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia; International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT); International Botanical Congress 2011; International Code of Botanical Nomenclature; national botanical symbols; nomenclature; Racosperma; Senegalia; Vachellia.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861069909     PISSN: 07273061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HR12002     Document Type: Review

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