Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda

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. longicauda

Name

Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda (Mez) Zizka, Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 90 (1988).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Panicum longicaudum Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 133 (1904).
• Homotypic
  • Rhynchelythrum longicaudum (Mez) Chiov., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 78 (1919).
  • Melinis longicauda (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 919 (1930).
• Heterotypic
  • Melinis goetzenii Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921).
  • Rhynchelythrum shantzii Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 892 (1930).
  • Rhynchelythrum bequaertii Robyns, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9: 193 (1932).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Zizka, G. 1988. Revision der Melinideae Hitchcock (Poaceae, Panicoideae). Bibliotheca Botanica 138: IV+149 pp., ISBN 3-510-48009-0 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda 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. longicauda. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.