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Acknowledgement

The authors are highly grateful to the rural people who provided the information and shared
their knowledge on traditional medicine during the field trips, without their contribution, this

study would have not been possible and highly obliged to Prof. G.G. Maiti, Ex-Professor and
specialist in the field of Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics for constant help and

encouragement.

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