Gilbertiodendron newberyi (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), a new tree species from Korup National Park, Cameroon

Kew Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-57

  van der Burgt, Xander M ^a   Eyakwe, Moses ^b   Motoh, Jackson ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b Korup P Transect Plots ^*  (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Fabaceae; Gilbertiodendron ogoouense; gregarious; primary forest

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; GILBERTIODENDRON; GILBERTIODENDRON OGOOUENSE;

EID: 84862225109     PISSN: 00755974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12225-012-9345-9     Document Type: Article

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