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Book Title: Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation Of Comparative Dat...
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Author: Tod F. Stüssy
Publication Name: Plant Taxonomy : the Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 55 Oz
Number of Pages: 568 Pages