An Ethnobotanical Survey of a Dryland Botanical Garden and Its Environs in Kenya: The Mutomo Hill Plant Sanctuary

An Ethnobotanical Survey of a Dryland Botanical Garden and Its Environs in Kenya: The Mutomo Hill Plant Sanctuary

Mutomo hill plant sanctuary is a ten-hectare piece of land in Kenya listed as a botanical garden under the Botanical Gardens Conservation International, originally established in 1964 with the aim of conserving indigenous flora from destructive anthropogenic activities. This paper presents ethnobota...

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Main Authors:	Fredrick Munyao Mutie, Lun-Lun Gao, Vivian Kathambi, Peninah Cheptoo Rono, Paul Mutuku Musili, Grace Ngugi, Guang-Wan Hu, Qing-Feng Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:	Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1543831

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