Leptochloa gigantea (Launert) Cope

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Status:	Native
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Type location:	Zambia, Mbala
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Derivation of specific name:	gigantea: huge, gigantic
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,N,C
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Literature:	Cope, T.A. (1999). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2) Pages 26 - 27. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 140.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leptochloa gigantea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leptochloa gigantea
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