Lipotriche abyssinica (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) Orchard

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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.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	W
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	N,Mc
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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.

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