The Correct Scientific Name for Kacip Fatimah is Labisia pumila (Primulaceae), not Marantodes pumilum
Correct scientific Name for Kacip Fatimah
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https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v22i.6451Keywords:
Kacip Fatimah, Labisia, Myrsinoideae, Malesia, nomenclatureReferences
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