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    Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2:: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae
    Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2:: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae
    Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2:: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae
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    Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2:: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae

    By J. R. Timberlake

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    The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip.

    This part covers the families:-
    Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Release dateFeb 15, 2014
    ISBN9781842465714
    Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2:: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae

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