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• Type: Elatine L.

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taxonomic synonym: Cryptaceae Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsinastraceae Rupr. nom. illeg.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Elatinideae Dumort. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 301, 935 [secondary reference]

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