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Indonesia: Sarang Semut, Sarang Semut Papua, Sarang Semut Jayawijaya, Sarang Semut Habbema (Indonesian).
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Keim, A.P., Sujarwo, W. (2020). Myrmecodia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry Rubiaceae. In: Franco, F.M. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14116-5_231-1
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