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References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Stapf, Otto. 1913. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30: plate 2949 line drawing of Lintonia nutans; following 2 pages have description in Latin plus commentary in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Lintonia Stapf mistakenly gives place of first publication as plate 2944 instead of plate 2949
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ The Plant List search for Lintonia
- ↑ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants
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