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Hypericum revolutum: Kikuyu: Mwania-Thenge, Susimua; Kipsigis: Biriwaokiret; Elgeyo: Chepboriokororiet, Chepkoberet; Marakwet: Kwalolia; Maa: Osasimwa; Pokot: Chepsigaga (Beentje 1994; Gachati 1989; Kokwaro 2009)
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N., Grimshaw, J. (2021). Hypericum revolutum Vahl Hypericaceae. 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_91
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