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Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.: Alsine rotudifolia Stokes, Bufonia rotundifolia Buch. Ham. Ex Steud; Drymaria adenophora Urb., Drymaria cordata subsp. diandra (Sw.) J.A. Duke, Drymaria cordata var. diandra (Sw.) Grieseb., Drymaria cordata var. pacifica Mizush., Drymaria cordata var. puberula Triana & Planch., Drymaria diandra (Sw.) Macfad., Drymaria diandra Blume, Drymaria procumbens Rose, Holosteum cordatum L., Holosteum diandrum Sw., Stellaria adenophora (Urb.) León
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Devkota, A., Kunwar, R.M., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult. Caryophyllaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6_86
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