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Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile: Agalid aegyptiaca (L.) Kuntze, Ximenia aegyptiaca L.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2020). Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. Balanites rotundifolia (Tiegh.) Blatt. Zygophyllaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77086-4_21-1
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