A taxonomic revision of mulga (Acacia aneura and its close relatives: Fabaceae) in Western Australia

Nuytsia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 129-267

  Maslin, Bruce R ^a   Reid, Jordan E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ACACIA ANEURA VAR. INTERMEDIA; ACACIA ANEURA VAR. TENUIS; FABACEAE; MACROCARPA;

EID: 84866233803     PISSN: 00854417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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