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Taxon:  Leersia tisserantii (A. Chev.) Launert



Summary
Genus:
Leersia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
400457
Place of publication:
Senckenberg. Biol. 46:137. 1965
Verified:
10/11/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Oryza tisserantii A. Chev.

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Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
  2. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  3. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia n.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoShaba 
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo [Shaba]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Guinea
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zambia (n.)
Economic Uses


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