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Common names in Jamaica: Rice and peas , bees bush
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Vandebroek, I., Picking, D. (2020). Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. (Polygonaceae). In: Popular Medicinal Plants in Portland and Kingston, Jamaica. Advances in Economic Botany. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48927-4_4
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