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- Colanthelia burchellii(Munro) McClure - São Paulo
- Colanthelia cingulata(McClure & L.B.Sm.) McClure - Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo
- Colanthelia distans(Trin.) McClure - Goiás
- Colanthelia intermedia(McClure & L.B.Sm.) McClure - Santa Catarina, São Paulo
- Colanthelia lanciflora(McClure & L.B.Sm.) McClure - Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, São Paulo
- Colanthelia macrostachya(Nees) McClure - São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
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References
- ↑ Arroio das Contas at GeoNames
- ↑ Vocabulário geográfico do estado do Santa Catarina (in Portuguese). 1950. p. 31.
Contas—Rio (das), afluente da margem esquerda do Pelotas, na divisa do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. (M. de São Joaquim)
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