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Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel. (Myrtaceae)

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  1. enseignant au Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France

    K. Ghedira

  2. enseignant au Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France

    P. Goetz

  3. Laboratoire de pharmacognosie, faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisie

    K. Ghedira

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel. (Myrtaceae). Phytothérapie 6, 363–366 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-008-0354-7

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