An evaluation of the extent and threat of bark harvesting of medicinal plant species in the venda region, limpopo province, south africa;Evaluación de la magnitud y peligro de la cosecha de corteza de especies vegetales medicinales en la región de venda, provincia de limpopo, sudáfrica

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-100

  Tshisikhawe, M P ^a,b   van Rooyen, M W ^a   Bhat, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bark as a medicine source; Ethnobotanical trade; Medicinal plant species; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871810505     PISSN: 00319457     EISSN: 18515657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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