Melinis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Melinis
Species: M. ambigua – M. amethystea – M. angolensis – M. ascendens – M. biaristata – M. drakensbergensis – M. effusa – M. gossweileri – M. kallimorpha – M. longiseta – M. macrochaeta – M. maroccana – M. minutiflora – M. nerviglumis – M. repens – M. reynaudioides – M. rupicola – M. scabrida – M. subglabra – M. tanatricha – M. tenuissima – M. tomentosa – M. welwitschii
Name

Melinis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54 (1812)

Type species: Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54 (1812)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Suardia Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 58 (1820).
Tristegis Nees, Horae Phys. Berol.: 47 (1820).
Rhynchelythrum Nees in J.Lindley, Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 378 (1836).
Monachyron Parl. ex Hook., Niger Fl.: 190 (1849).
Mildbraediochloa Butzin, Willdenowia 6: 288 (1971).

References

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 54.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melinis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 2. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Melinis. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Melinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Melinis. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4]

The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet".[5]

Species[1][6]

Melinis ambigua
Melinis amethystea
Melinis angolensis
Melinis ascendens
Melinis biaristata
Melinis drakensbergensis
Melinis effusa
Melinis gossweileri
Melinis kallimorpha
Melinis longiseta
Melinis macrochaeta
Melinis minutiflora
Melinis nerviglumis
Melinis repens
Melinis reynaudioides
Melinis rupicola
Melinis scabrida
Melinis subglabra
Melinis tanatricha
Melinis tenuissima
Melinis tomentosa
Melinis welwitschii

formerly included[1]

numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 54 description in Latin, commentary in French
Tropicos, Melinis P. Beauv.
Quattrocchi U. (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. 1. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 1275. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
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