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Ageratum conyzioides L.: Ageratum album Willd. ex Steud., Ageratum arsenei B.L. Rob., Ageratum ciliare L., Ageratum conyzioides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron., Ageratum cordifolium Poir., Ageratum hirtum Lam., Ageratum humile Salisb., Ageratum latifolium Cav., Ageratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L. Rob., Ageratum microcarpum (Benth.) Hemsl., Ageratum pinetorum (L.O. Williams) R.M. King & H. Rob., Ageratum suffruticosum Regel, Alomia microarpa (Benth.) B.L. Rob., Alomia pinetorum L.O. Williams, Calestina microcarpa Benth., Carelia conyzioides (L.) Kuntze, Coelestina microcarpa Benth., Eupatorium conyzioides (L.) E.H.L. Krause.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Ageratum conyzioides L. Asteraceae. 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_14
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