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Physalis peruviana L.: Alkekengi pubescens Moench; Boberella peruviana (L.) E.H.L. Krause; Boberella pubescens (L.) E.H.L. Krause in Sturm; Physalis chenopodifolia Lam.; Physalis edulis Sims; Physalis escilenta Salisb.; Physalis latifolia Lam.; Physalis peruviana var. latifolia (Lam.) Dunal; Physalis pubescens L.; Physalis tomentosa Medik.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Physalis peruviana L. Solanaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38386-2_121
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