Ethnobotany of Pentadesma butyracea in Benin: A quantitative approach

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 151-166

  Avocèvou Ayisso, Carolle ^a,b   Avohou, T H ^a,b   Oumorou, M ^a   Dossou, G ^a,b   Sinsin, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTADESMA BUTYRACEA;

EID: 84875447328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.10.0.151-166     Document Type: Article

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