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- ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Author Details". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ "Eric Knox". Indiana University. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ "The Indiana University Herbarium". Indiana University. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ IPNI. E.B.Knox.
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