Rediscovery of Aconitum novoluridum (Ranunculaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya, India
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rheedea
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0971-2313,0971-2313
DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2017.27.2.23