Melinis

Melinis repens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
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).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Morocco (introduced), Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (introduced), Cape Verde, Madeira (introduced). Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean Ascension, St.Helena (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Comoros, Mauritius (introduced), Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced), Seychelles. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China (introduced) China South-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia (introduced) Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera, Christmas Island. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Islands. Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Easter Islands, Line Islands, Marquesas, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Central American Pacific Islands, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. 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 online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Melinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Melinis. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: stinkgrass
suomi: Neidonheinät
മലയാളം: മെലിനിസ്
中文: 糖蜜草属

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