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Colchicum aitchisonii (Hook. f.) Nasir Colchicum luteum Baker Colchicaceae

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Colchicum aitchisonii (Hook. f.) Nasir: Merendera aitchisonii Hook. f., Merendera persica Boiss.

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Sher, H. et al. (2021). Colchicum aitchisonii (Hook. f.) Nasir Colchicum luteum Baker Colchicaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., 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_63-1

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