Megaloprotachne is a genus of African plants in the grass family.Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929: 320–321Tropicos, Megaloprotachne C.E.Hubb.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora The only known species is Megaloprotachne albescens, native to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and Limpopo)Sibis, Sanbi, distribution map for Megaloprotachne albescens Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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