Original Linnaean Dissertations

Respondent: Johan Pfeiffer (1731–1806)

Title: ... Fungus melitensis ...

Date of Defense: 20 December 1755

Paginations: [iv], [1], 2-16, 1 plate

Lidén Title: Fungus melitensis.

Soulsby Title: Fung. melit.

Drake Title: Fungus Melitensis.

Note:

Abstract: A monograph of the "Maltese fungus" (Cynomorium coccineum L., Balanophoraceae), a parasitic flowering plant of the southern Mediterranean. It reports the results of medical studies of this and related plants, particularly for use as astringents and antiseptics.

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