Megaloprotachne
| Megaloprotachne | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | |
| Genus: | Megaloprotachne C.E.Hubb. |
| Species: | M. albescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Megaloprotachne albescens C.E.Hubb.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Megaloprotachne glabrescens Roiv. | |
Megaloprotachne is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Megaloprotachne albescens, native to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and Limpopo)[1][5][6][7][8]
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929: 320–321
- ^ Tropicos, Megaloprotachne C.E.Hubb.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Sibis, Sanbi, distribution map for Megaloprotachne albescens Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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