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Solanum aculeastrum Dunal Solanum anguivi Lam. Solanum incanum L. Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae

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Solanum anguivi Lam.: Solanum indicum L.; Solanum indicum var. lividum (Link) Bitter; Solanum indicum var. maroanum Bitter; Solanum lividum Link; Solanum richardii Dunal; Solanum sodomeum L.

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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Solanum aculeastrum Dunal Solanum anguivi Lam. Solanum incanum L. Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae. 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_146

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