Melinis maroccana

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 maroccana

Name

Melinis maroccana (Maire & Sam.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso & Mart.-Azorín, Phytotaxa 433: 77 (2020).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tricholaena maroccana Maire & Sam., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 455 (1939).
• Homotypic
  • Melinis repens subsp. maroccana (Maire & Sam.) Zizka, Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 62 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Crespo, M.B., Alonso Vargas, M.Á. & Martínez-Azorín, M. 2020. Melinis maroccana (Melinidinae, Paniceae, Poaceae), a new combination for the Moroccan flora, and comments on related taxa. Phytotaxa 433(1): 77–80. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.433.1.9 Reference page. 
• 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 maroccana 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 maroccana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis maroccana. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melinis maroccana. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Melinis maroccana in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 27.