Melinis nerviglumis

Melinis nerviglumis

Melinis nerviglumis

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 nerviglumis

Name

Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka, Biblioth. Bot. 138: 111 (1988).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tricholaena nerviglumis Franch., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 357 (1895).
  • Rhynchelythrum nerviglume (Franch.) Chiov., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 78 (1919).
• Heterotypic
  • Tricholaena congoensis Franch., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 355 (1895).
  • Tricholaena filifolia Franch., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 355 (1895).
    • Rhynchelythrum filifolium (Franch.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 896 (1930).
  • Tricholaena setifolia Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 442 (1899).
    • Melinis setifolia (Stapf) Hack., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901).
    • Rhynchelythrum setifolium (Stapf) Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 310 (1908 publ. 1907).
  • Panicum busseanum Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 131 (1904), nom. illeg.
    • Tricholaena busseana (Mez) Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 219 (1931).
  • Panicum elongatum Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 132 (1904), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum gracillimum Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 131 (1904).
  • Tricholaena rhodesiana Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 232 (1911).
    • Rhynchelythrum rhodesianum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 895 (1930).
  • Tricholaena rhodesiana var. glabrescens Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 233 (1911).
  • Tricholaena chevalieri A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 202 (1919).
  • Tricholaena rosea subvar. nsoaensis Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920).
  • Tricholaena rosea var. vanheei Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920), nom. provis.
  • Melinis bachmannii Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921).
  • Melinis muenzneri Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921).
  • Melinis nyassana Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921).
    • Rhynchelythrum nyassanum (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 892 (1930).
  • Melinis villosipes Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921).
  • Rhynchelythrum ramosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 895 (1930).
  • Rhynchelythrum stuposum Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 897 (1930).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Congo, Gabon, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. 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: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indo-China Thailand, Vietnam. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. 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. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species - Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-syn.html

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melinis nerviglumis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Melinis nerviglumis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Melinis nerviglumis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis nerviglumis. Published online. Accessed: October 27 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melinis nerviglumis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Steekblaarblinkgras
English: Bristle-leaved red top
中文: 毛叶蜜糖草, 颖苞糖蜜草

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