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Croton macrostachyus Hochst ex Delile: Croton acuminatus R. Br.; Croton butaguensis De Wild.; Croton guerzesiensis Beille; Croton guerzesiensis Beille ex A. Chev.; Croton macrostachyus var. mollissimus Chiov; Oxydetes macrostachya (Hochst. ex Delille) Kuntze; Rottlera schimperi Hochst. & Steud.
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Croton dichogamus Pax Croton macrostachyus Hochst ex Delile Croton megalocarpus Hutch. Euphorbiaceae. 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_52
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