Chenopodium giganteum D. Don

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Derivation of specific name: giganteum: huge, gigantic
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Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
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Literature:

Brenan, J.P.M. (1988). Chenopodiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 137 - 138.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 35. under Chenopodiaceae


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chenopodium giganteum
African Plant Database: Chenopodium giganteum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chenopodium giganteum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chenopodium giganteum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chenopodium giganteum
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iNaturalist: Chenopodium giganteum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chenopodium giganteum
JSTOR Plant Science: Chenopodium giganteum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chenopodium giganteum
Plants of the World Online: Chenopodium giganteum
Tropicos: Chenopodium giganteum
Wikipedia: Chenopodium giganteum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Chenopodium giganteum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121970, retrieved 28 March 2024

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