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Ayenia abutilifolia (Turcz.) Turcz.

Low shrub; Leaves alternate, simple, ovate, base cordate, margin toothed, apex acuminate; inflorescence axillary; flowers small, dark red, on elongate pedicels; fruits covered with soft spike-like projections (muricate).

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