Orchids and conservation in tropical Africa and Madagascar
The importance of orchids to the cause of conservation is stressed. Progress in the cataloguing of the orchids of tropical Africa is reviewed and it is concluded that the orchid flora is incompletely known. It is suggested that, to aid the conservationists, authoritative checklists for each country...
Main Author: | P. J. Cribb |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1983-11-01
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Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1279 |
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