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This paper gives an account of the floristic status of grasses which occur in the South Luangwa National Park and the Lupande Game Management Area. In the study area a total of 189 species of grasses belonging to 12 tribes has been recorded. In terms of species number the tribes Andropogoneae, Eragrostideae and Paniceae are the largest.
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Phiri, P.S.M. (1996). The floristic status of grasses of the South Luangwa national park and the Lupande area. In: van der Maesen, L.J.G., van der Burgt, X.M., van Medenbach de Rooy, J.M. (eds) The Biodiversity of African Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0285-5_30
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