Ethnobotanical survey of wild vegetables in Mbashe and Nkonkobe municipalities, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Acta Botanica Gallica

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-199

  Bvenura, Callistus ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Ethnobotany; Indigenous knowledge; Nutrition; South Africa; Wild vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905050994     PISSN: 12538078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12538078.2014.909327     Document Type: Article

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