Melinis
| Melinis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Melinis repens | |
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Melinidinae |
| Genus: | Melinis P.Beauv.(1812) |
| Type species | |
| Melinis minutiflora | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Melinisis agenusofAfricanandArabianplants in thegrass family.[2][3][4]
The generic name is derived from the Greekmelinemeaning "millet".[5]
Species
[edit]23 species are currently accepted:[1]
- Melinis ambiguaHack.
- Melinis amethystea(Franch.) Zizka
- Melinis angolensisRendle
- Melinis ascendensMez
- Melinis biaristata(Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Melinis drakensbergensis(C.E.Hubb. & Schweick.) Clayton
- Melinis effusa(Rendle) Stapf
- Melinis gossweileriC.E.Hubb.
- Melinis kallimorpha(Clayton) Zizka
- Melinis longiseta(A.Rich.) Zizka
- Melinis macrochaetaStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Melinis maroccana(Maire & Sam.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso & Mart.-Azorín
- Melinis minutifloraP.Beauv.
- Melinis nerviglumis(Franch.) Zizka
- Melinis repens(Willd.) Zizka
- Melinis reynaudioides(C.E.Hubb.) Zizka
- Melinis rupicola(Rendle) Zizka
- Melinis scabrida(K.Schum.) Hack.
- Melinis subglabraMez
- Melinis tanatricha(Rendle) Zizka
- Melinis tenuissimaStapf
- Melinis tomentosaRendle
- Melinis welwitschiiRendle
- formerly included[6]
numerous species now regarded as better suited toTricholaena
References
[edit]- ^abMelinisP.Beauv.Plants of the World Online.Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 54description in Latin, commentary in French
- ^Tropicos,MelinisP. Beauv.
- ^Quattrocchi U. (2006).CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology.Vol. 1. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 1275.ISBN978-0-8493-1303-5.
- ^Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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