Lectotypification of the name Cucumis colocynthis L. (Cucurbitaceae : Benincaseae)
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Reproductive biology of the andromonoecious Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Cucurbitaceae).
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عنوان ژورنال: Pleione
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0973-9467,0973-9467
DOI: 10.26679/pleione.13.1.2019.142-145