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basionym of: Sematophyllum contiguum (Mitt.) Mitt. legitimate

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basionym of: Rhaphidorrhynchum contiguum (Mitt.) Besch. nom. inval.

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basionym of: Rhaphidostegium contiguum (Mitt.) Paris legitimate

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basionym of: Sematophyllum subhumile var. contiguum (Mitt.) B.C.Tan, W.B.Schofield & H.P.Ramsay legitimate

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