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Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) KuntzeAlternanthera halimifolia (Lam.) Standl. ex PittierAlternanthera porrigens (Jacq.) KuntzeAlternanthera villosa KunthAmaranthaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Andes

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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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  1. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  2. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana & Rainer W. Bussmann

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

    Rainer W. Bussmann

  4. William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Carolina Romero

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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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