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Cyperus difformis L. Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae

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Cyperus difformis L.: Cyperus difformis fo. maximus C.B. Clarke, Cyperus difformis var. breviglobosus Kük., Cyperus difformis var. subdecompositus Kük., Cyperus lateriflorus Torr.

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Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Cyperus difformis L. Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae. In: Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6_74

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