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• Type: "Habitat in Jamaica, Curassao."

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common name: Scoparia [n/a]

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common name: Scoparia [n/a]

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scoparia dulcis L. var. dulcis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scoparia dulcis var. typica Domin nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

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