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Thymus linearis Benth. ssp. linearis Jalas: Thymus afghanicus Ronniger, Thymus himalaicus Ronniger

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  1. Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Swat, Mingora, Pakistan

    Hassan Sher

  2. United Nations Development Programme, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Ikram Ur Rahman

  3. College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China

    Maroof Ali Turi

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

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  7. Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan

    Ikram Ur Rahman

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Sher, H., Ur Rahman, I., Turi, M.A., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Thymus linearis Benth. ssp. linearis JalasThymus serpyllum L.Thymus vulgaris L.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_246

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