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Trilepis tenuis is described from the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. It differs from the other four species ofTrilepis in its delicate habit and combined features of the contraligules and fructifications.
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Vitta, F.A. Trilepis tenuis (Cyperaceae: Trilepideae), a new species from Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Brittonia 54, 120–123 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2002)054[0120:TTCTAN]2.0.CO;2
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