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The replacement name Cyperus lipocarpha T. Koyama published in 1960 for Lipocarpha chinensis (Osbeck) J. Kern is incorrect, because an earlier epithet of a heterotypic name is available for combination in Cyperus. A new combination, Cyperus albescens (Steud.) Larridon & Govaerts is here proposed.
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Larridon, I., Govaerts, R., Bauters, K. et al. Cyperus albescens, a new combination in Cyperus (Cyperaceae) for the common (sub)tropical African and Asian species Lipocarpha chinensis . Kew Bull 71, 30 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9642-9
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