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Lesser galanga plant with pseudostem and leaves

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Lim, T.K. (2016). Alpinia officinarum . In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26065-5_10

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