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Rubus ellipticus Sm. Rubus foliolosus Weihe & Nees Rubus fruticosus L. Rubus irritans Focke Rosaceae

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Rubus ellipticus Sm.: Rubus ellipticus Sm.; Rubus ellipticus var. ellipticus.; Rubus ellipticus subsp. fasciculatus (Duthie) Focke; Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus (Franch.) Focke; Rubus ellipticus f. obcordatus Franch.; Rubus ellipticus f. denudatus Hook.; Rubus flavus D. Don.

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Khaniya, L. et al. (2021). Rubus ellipticus Sm. Rubus foliolosus Weihe & Nees Rubus fruticosus L. Rubus irritans Focke Rosaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45597-2_208-1

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