Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3843

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical value of medicinal plant diversity in Cheha district, Guraghe zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNPR) of Ethiopia

Behailu Bizuayehu
  • Behailu Bizuayehu
  • Department of Biology, Wolkite University, P. O. Box. 07, Wolkite, Ethiopia.
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Temesgen Assefa
  • Temesgen Assefa
  • Department of Biology, Wolkite University, P. O. Box. 07, Wolkite, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2017
  •  Published: 25 July 2017

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