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Myrmecodia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry Rubiaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia

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Indonesia: Sarang Semut, Sarang Semut Papua, Sarang Semut Jayawijaya, Sarang Semut Habbema (Indonesian).

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  1. Ethnobiology Research Group, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, Indonesia

    Ary Prihardhyanto Keim & Wawan Sujarwo

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  1. Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Negara, Brunei Darussalam

    F. Merlin Franco

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Keim, A.P., Sujarwo, W. (2021). Myrmecodia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry Rubiaceae. In: Franco, F.M. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38389-3_231

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