Medicinal plant diversity in the flora of Bangladesh and their conservation: 2. A report on ten angiosperm families

Plant Archives

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1023-1035

  Rahman, M Atiqur ^a   Begum, Khudeja ^a   Rashid, M Enamur ^a   Harun Ur Rashid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Conservation management; Flora; Medicinal plant diversity

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; CUCURBITACEAE; DIOSCOREACEAE; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENISPERMACEAE; PERIPLOCOIDEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 84873912823     PISSN: 09725210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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