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Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don Apocynaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

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Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don: Chonemorpha antidysenterica (Roth) G. Don; Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall.) G. Don; Echites adglutinatus Burm. f.; Echites antidysentericus Roth; Echites antidysentericus Roxb. ex Fleming; Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.; Elytropus pubescens (Wall.) Miers; Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) Wall. ex A. DC.; Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.; Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. ex DC.; Holarrhena antidysenterica var. macrantha Kerr; Holarrhena antidysenterica var. pubescens (Wall.) J.L. Stewart & Brandis; Holarrhena codaga G. Don; Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch; Holarrhena fischeri K. Schum.; Holarrhena glaberrima Markgr.; Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch; Holarrhena macrocarpa (Hassk.) Fern.-Vill.; Holarrhena malaccensis Wight; Holarrhena perrotii Spire; Holarrhena pierrei Spire; Holarrhena tettensis Klotzsch; Holarrhena villosa Aiton ex Loudon; Nerium antidysentericum L.; Nerium sinense Hunter ex Ridl; Physetobasis macrocarpa Hassk.

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  1. Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Khumaltar, Nepal

    Ram C. Poudel

  2. Cultural Geography, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  3. Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  4. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

  5. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

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Poudel, R.C., Kunwar, R.M., Bussmann, R.W. (2021). Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don Apocynaceae. 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_118

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