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Lidén Number 69
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.