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  1. Elizabeth Scholtz (Assistant Curator of Instruction)

    Present address: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA

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  1. Brooklyn College and Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, Honorary Associate Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA

    Ralph Holt Cheney (Professor of Biology)

  2. Formerly University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Elizabeth Scholtz (Assistant Curator of Instruction)

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Cheney, R.H., Scholtz, E. Rooibos tea, a South African contribution to world beverages. Econ Bot 17, 186–194 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859435

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