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Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F. Gmel. Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. Rubiaceae Mimosa acantholoba (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir. Fabaceae

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Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F. Gmel.: Nauclea aculeata (Willd.) Willd.; Ourouparia guianensis Aubl.; Uncaria aculeata Willd.; Uncaria spinosa Raeusch.

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Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Bussmann, R.W., Romero, C. (2020). Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) J.F. Gmel. Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. Rubiaceae Mimosa acantholoba (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir. Fabaceae. In: Paniagua-Zambrana, N., Bussmann, R. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Andes. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1_292

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