The Genus Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: Haseltonia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1070-0048
DOI: 10.2985/1070-0048-16.1.16