Ethnobotany of wild and semi-wild edible plants of Konso ethnic community, South Ethiopia

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-142

  Addis, Getachew ^a   Asfaw, Zemede ^b   Woldu, Zerihun ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHIUM PSEUDOSETIFLORUM; FICUS SYCOMORUS; HYPHAENE THEBAICA; LEPTADENIA HASTATA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 84884473071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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