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Commelina africana L.: Dirtea africana (L.) Raf.; Hedwigia africana (L.) Medik.; Stickmannia africana (L.) Raf.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Commelina africana L. Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae. 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_47
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