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We thank C. Jeffrey, R. Pozner, R.W.J.M. van der Ham, C.B. Mennes, W.J.J.O. de Wilde, R. Wunderlin, R. Lira Saade, and I. Telford for comments and corrections.

Cucurbitaceae Durande (1782), nom. cons.

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    We thank C. Jeffrey, R. Pozner, R.W.J.M. van der Ham, C.B. Mennes, W.J.J.O. de Wilde, R. Wunderlin, R. Lira Saade, and I. Telford for comments and corrections.

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