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Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze: Achyranthes bettzickiana (Regel) Standl.; Achyranthes brasiliana (L.) Standl.; Achyranthes capituliflora Bertero; Achyranthes geniculata Pav. ex Moq.; Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Standl.; Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericea Kuntze; Alternanthera dentata (Moench) Stuchlik ex R.E. Fr.; Alternanthera jacquinii (Schrad.) Alain; Alternanthera moquinii (Webb ex Moq.) Dusén; Alternanthera ramosissima (Mart.) Chodat; Alternanthera ramosissima var. missionum Pedersen; Alternanthera rampsissima var. reptans Pedersen; Gomphrena brasiliana L.; Gomphrena brasiliensis Jacq.; Gomphrena brasiliensis L.; Gomphrena dentata Moench; Mogiphanes ramosissima Mart.; Mogiphanes straminea Mart.; Philoxerus brasiliana (L.) Sm.; Telanthera bettzickiana Regel; Telanthera brasiliana (L.) Moq.; Telanthera brasiliana var. villosa Moq.; Telanthera capituliflora (Bertero) Moq.; Telanthera dentata Moq.; Telanthera moquinii Webb ex Moq.; Telanthera ramosissima (Mart.) Moq.
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Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Bussmann, R.W., Romero, C. (2020). Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) KuntzeAlternanthera halimifolia (Lam.) Standl. ex PittierAlternanthera porrigens (Jacq.) KuntzeAlternanthera villosa KunthAmaranthaceae. In: Paniagua-Zambrana, N., Bussmann, R. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Andes. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77093-2_19-1
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