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Oxalis tuberosa

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Variously coloured oca tubers (CIP)

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Lim, T.K. (2016). Oxalis tuberosa . In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26062-4_14

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