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919:. Nairobi, Kenya: Westlands Sundries. p. 61
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1366:I. violacea
1345:I. tricolor
1310:I. purpurea
1226:I. lacunosa
1177:I. gracilis
1156:I. coccinea
1093:I. aquatica
1086:I. amnicola
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1324:I. simplex
1268:I. obscura
1170:I. costata
1135:I. cairica
1121:I. batatas
1072:I. abrupta
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588:USDA, NRCS
500:References
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304:, section
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272:Argentina
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