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Rubus apetalus Poir. Rubus rosifolius Sm. Rubus volkensii Engl. Rosaceae

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Rubus apetalus Poir.: Rubus adolfi-friederici Engl.; Rubus adolfi-friederici var. rubistylis Gust.; Rubus assaortinus Chiov.; Rubus borbonicus Pers.; Rubus chiovendae Gust.; Rubus ecklonii Focke; Rubus exsuccus Steud. ex A. Rich.; Rubus interjungens Gust.; Rubus madagascaricus Gust.; Rubus petalabigens Gust.; Rubus petitianus A. Rich.; Rubus pinnatiformis Gust.; Rubus quartinianus A. Rich.

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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Rubus apetalus Poir. Rubus rosifolius Sm. Rubus volkensii Engl. 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_137

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