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Oenothera biennis (Oenotheraceae ou Onagraceae) : onagre

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  1. Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, F-93017, Bobigny cedex, France

    K. Ghedira & P. Goetz

  2. Laboratoire de pharmacognosie, faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisie

    K. Ghedira

  3. F-91860, Epinay-sous-Senart, France

    R. Lejeune

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. & Lejeune, R. Oenothera biennis (Oenotheraceae ou Onagraceae) : onagre. Phytothérapie 9, 238–243 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-011-0648-z

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