Ethnobotany of the genus Ocimum L. (Lamiaceae) by Afrobrasilian communities;ETNOBOTÁNICA DEL GÉNERO OCIMUM L. (LAMIACEAE) EN LAS COMUNIDADES AFROBRASILEÑAS

Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-118

  De Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino ^a   de Holanda C Andrade, Laise ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; ethnobotany; Lamiaceae; Ocimum

Indexed keywords

EID: 85109182324     PISSN: 02111322     EISSN: 19883196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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