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Ocimum gratissimum Lam.: Oiumum guineense Schumach. & Thonn; Ocimum suave Willd.; Ocimum urticifolium Roth; Ocimum viride Willd.

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  1. Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Arati Gurung

  2. Cultural Geography, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  3. Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ripu M. Kunwar

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

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  5. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  6. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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Gurung, A., Kunwar, R.M., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Ocimum gratissimum Lam. Lamiaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6_163

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