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A Malesian viewpoint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

R. E. Holttum
R. E. Holttum
Affiliation:
c/o Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, U.K.
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Synopsis

Comments are presented on the continuing need for a better taxonomy of ferns as a basis for experimental studies of all kinds; some aspects of the ecology of Malesian ferns are also considered.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 86: The Biology of Pteridophytes , 1985 , pp. 303 - 306
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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