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Anaphalis adnata DC. Anaphalis busua (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) DC. Anaphalis contorta (D. Don) Hook. f. Anaphalis triplinervis (Sims) C.B. Clarke Asteraceae

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Anaphalis adnata DC.: Gnaphalium adnatum (Wall. ex DC.) DC. ex Kitam.; Gnaphalium sericeoalbidum Vaniot; Gnaphalium esquirolii H.Lev.; Anaphalis sericeoalba (Vaniot) H. Lev. Anaphalis esquirolii (H.Lev) H.Lev.; Gnaphalium formosanum Hayata.; Anaphalis sericeo-abida (H.Lev. & Vaniot) H.Lev.; Pseudognaphalium adnatum (DC.) Y.S.Chen

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  1. Department of Botany, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

    Sheetal Vaidya

  2. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

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    Rainer W. Bussmann

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    Hassan Sher

  3. Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

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Vaidya, S., Bussmann, R.W. (2021). Anaphalis adnata DC. Anaphalis busua (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) DC. Anaphalis contorta (D. Don) Hook. f. Anaphalis triplinervis (Sims) C.B. Clarke Asteraceae. In: Kunwar, R., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45597-2_21-1

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