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Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell: Catha grossulariae Tul., Catha montana (Roth ex Roemer & Schultes) G. Don, Catha senegalensis (Lam.) G. Don, Celastrus coriaceus Guill. & Perr., Celastrus europaeus Boiss., Celastrus montanus Roth ex Roemer & Schults, Celastrus saharae Batt., Celastrus senegalensis Lam., Celastrus senegalensis ver inermis A. Rich., Gymnosporia baumii Loes., Gymnosporia crenulata Engl., Gymnosporia dinteri Loes., Gymnosporia eremocusa Loes., Gymnosporia grossulariae (Tul.) Loes., Gymnosporia montana (Roth ex Roemer & Schultes) Benth., Gymnosporia paniculata Baker, Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes., Gymnosporia senegalensis fo. chartacea Loes., Gymnosporia senegalensis fo. coriacea (Guill. & Perr.) Loes., Gymnosporia senegalensis fo. macrocarpa Loes., Gymnosporia senegalensis var. inermis (A. Rich.) Loes., Maytenus baumii (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock Celastraceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38386-2_108
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