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Hagenia abyssinica J.F. Gmel.: Banksia abyssinica Bruce; Brayera anthelmintica Kunth ex A. Rich.; Hagenia anthelmintica (Kunth ex A. Rich.) J.F. Gmel. ex Eggeling
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Hagenia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. Rosaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38386-2_89
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