Natural intraspecific trait variation patterns of the wild soursop Annona senegalensis (Annonaceae) along a climatic gradient in Benin, West Africa
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Antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol stem-bark extract of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae).
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عنوان ژورنال: Plant Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2032-3921,2032-3913
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2020.1576