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The Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1.2k
  1. The Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa (1985)
    G. E. Wickens, F. Buchanan White Kew Bulletin
  2. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (1986)
    G. E. Wickens, H. Burkill Kew Bulletin

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A Study of Acacia albida Del. (Mimosoideae)
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The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
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1976
Notes on Terminalia (Combretaceae) and Memecylon (Melastomataceae) for the 'Flore des Mascareignes'
1976
Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa
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The Ecology of Acacia albida on Mantle Soils in Zalingei, Jebel Marra, Sudan
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Agricultural Innovation in the Early Islamic World
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The Baobab: Africa's Upside-Down Tree
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Les savanes du sud-ouest de Madagascar
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Has the Sahel a future?
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Speculations on Long Distance Dispersal and the Flora of Jebel Marra, Sudan Republic
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Arid Lands Today and Tomorrow. Proceedings of an International Research and Development Conference
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Desert Vegetation Israel and Sinai
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