Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua

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: Melinis ambigua
Subspecies: Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua

Name

Melinis ambigua Hack. subsp. ambigua, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Melinis minutiflora f. aristata Chiov., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 78 (1919).
  • Melinis diminuta Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 200 (1921).
  • Melinis hirsuta Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 201 (1921).
  • Melinis eylesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 441 (1926).
  • Melinis mollis Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 440 (1926).
  • Melinis pallida Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 442 (1926).
  • Melinis intermedia Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 922 (1930).
  • Melinis inamoena Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 262 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Namibia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.