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Cyperaceae
Scleria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth. Common name: Tropical Nutrush. Habitat: Disturbed moist or wet areas. Distribution: Native of New World tropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = n/a — FNA23, NS, S, S13. Basionym: Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth 1837

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