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Genus: Miscanthus
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about seven species worldwide (tropical
and southern Africa) of which two are native to southern Africa and
one is cultivated.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Miscanthus
capensis
[= Miscanthus sorghum]
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Miscanthus
junceus |
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Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Miscanthus sinensis
Native to China and Japan. |
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