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Recognised as a new species...

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A fruit-bearing shrub long known as dog's balls might finally get the snip of its colloquial name.

The bush, found across northern Australia and first discovered by Europeans near the Endeavour River in far north Queensland, has long been used by Indigenous people to treat dysentery and diarrhoea.
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More details in the ABC article...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-09/dogs-balls-shrub-to-be-recognised-as-new-species/11492066
 
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