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| Status: | Native |
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Zambia, Mbala |
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| Derivation of specific name: | gigantea: huge, gigantic |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana and Caprivi Namibia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cope, T.A. (1999). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(2) Pages 26 - 27. (Includes a picture). Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 201. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 140. |