Megaloprotachne

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Megaloprotachne
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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: Anthephorinae
Genus: Megaloprotachne
C.E.Hubb.
Species:
M. albescens
Binomial name
Megaloprotachne albescens
Synonyms [1]

Megaloprotachne glabrescensRoiv.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929: 320–321
  3. Tropicos, Megaloprotachne C.E.Hubb.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. Sibis, Sanbi, distribution map for Megaloprotachne albescens Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  8. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.