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Guarana, Paullinia cupana Kunth ex H.B.K. var. sorbilis (Sapindaceae)

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

    K. Ghedira

  2. Enseignement de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, F-93017, Bobigny cedex, France

    P. Goetz

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. Guarana, Paullinia cupana Kunth ex H.B.K. var. sorbilis (Sapindaceae). Phytothérapie 11, 121–125 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-013-0771-4

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