| Synonyms: |
Melanthera abyssinica (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) Vatke |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Type location: |
Syntypes from Ethiopia |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Sierra Leone, Togo, DRC, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,Mc |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 738. as Melanthera abyssinica Wild, H. (1965). The African species of the genus Melanthera Rohr Kirkia 5(1) Page 13. |