Melinis macrochaeta

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 macrochaeta

Name

Melinis macrochaeta Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 443 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ivory Coast, Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stapf, O. & Hubbard, C.E. 1926. Notes on African Grasses: III. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 1926(10): 440–446. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

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