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Ver. 24.10
October 9th, 2024

175.0000 Family Poaceae Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 7 (1895), nom. cons., nom. alt.
ca. 800 genera, ca. 12.000 spp. worldwide. Systematics following Soreng et al. (2017) and Soreng et al. (2022)
Species listed in database: 12090; hybrids: 386
= Aegilopaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 221 (1820)
= Agrostidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 264 (1820)
= Alopecuraceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 19 (1820)
= Andropogonaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 28 (1820)
= Anomochloaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 222 (1943)
= Anthoxanthaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 271 (1827)
= Arundinaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 60 (1843)
= Arundinellaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 136 (1940)
= Asperellaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 106, 270 (1827)
= Avenaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 60. 31 (1820)
= Bambusaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Bromaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 264 (1820)
= Cenchraceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 9, 268 (1827)
= Chaeturaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 106, 269 (1827)
= Chloridaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Chondrosaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 269 (1827)
= Coleanthaceae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. 1(2): 818. ante (1873)
= Cynodontaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 51, 269 (1827)
= Cynosuraceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 271, 272 (1827)
= Echinariaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 271 (1827)
= Ehrhartaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 271 (1827)
= Eragrostidaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 145 (1940)
= Festucaceae Spreng.; J. Sadler, Fl. Comit. Pest. 1: 28 (1825)
= Glyceriaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 271 (1827)
= Gramineae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 28 (1789), nom. cons.
= Holcaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 2: 252 (1833)
= Hordeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Laguraceae Link; Hort. Berol. 2: 250 (1833)
= Lepturaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 147 (1940)
= Loliaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 6, 267 (1827)
= Melicaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 390 (1820)
= Miliaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 91, 270 (1827)
= Nardaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 413 (1820)
= Olyraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Ophiuraceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 3, 268 (1827)
= Oryzaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Panicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 264 (1820)
= Pappophoraceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 145 (1940)
= Parianaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 222 (1943)
= Paspalaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 47, 269 (1827)
= Phalaridaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 2: 250 (1833)
= Pharaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 139 (1940)
= Phleaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 269 (1827)
= Saccharaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 265 (1820)
= Sesleriaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 60 (1843)
= Spartinaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 46, 268 (1827)
= Stipaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 264 (1820)
= Streptochaetaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 222 (1943)
= Triticaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 22, 268 (1827)
= Zeaceae A.J.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 651 (1891)
= Zoysiaceae Link; Hort. Berol. 1: 8, 268 (1827)
175.6783 Genus Melinis P.Beauv.; Agrost. 54. t. 11, f. 4 (1812)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (centered in Angola), Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
Species listed in database: 23
= Mildbraediochloa Butzin; Willdenowia 6: 288 (1971)
= Monachyron Parl. ex Hook.; Niger Fl.: 190 (1849)
= Rhynchelythrum Nees; Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 378 (1836)
= Suardia Schrank; Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac. t. 58 (1819)
= Tristegis Nees; Hor. Phys. Berol. 47, 54 (1820)

Search for: Melinis ambigua-subsp.-ambigua

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species :
Melinis ambigua Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z., 462 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. ambigua
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Namibia
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW ZIM 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis diminuta Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 200 (1921)
= Melinis eylesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 441 (1926)
= Melinis hirsuta Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 201 (1921)
= Melinis inamoena Pilg.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 262 (1936)
= Melinis intermedia Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 922 (1930)
= Melinis minutiflora f. aristata Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 78 (1919)
= 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)
subspecies :
subsp. longicauda (Mez) Zizka; Biblioth. Bot. 138: 90 (1988)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis goetzenii Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921)
= Melinis longicauda (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 919 (1930)
= Panicum longicaudum Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 133 (1904)
= Rhynchelythrum bequaertii Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9: 193 (1932)
= Rhynchelythrum longicaudum (Mez) Chiov.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 26: 78 (1919)
= Rhynchelythrum shantzii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 892 (1930)
species :
Melinis amethystea (Franch.) Zizka; Biblioth. Bot. 138: 116 (1988)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CON ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum amethysteum (Franch.) Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 26: 78 (1919)
= Rhynchelythrum catangense Chiov.; Ann. Bot., Roma 13: 45 (1914)
= Tricholaena amethystea Franch.; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 356 (1895)
= Tricholaena rosea var. viminalis Vanderyst; Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920)
species :
Melinis angolensis Rendle; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Melinis ascendens Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum ascendens (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 901 (1930)
species :
Melinis biaristata (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 442 (1926)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis minutiflora var. biaristata Rendle; Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899)
species :
Melinis drakensbergensis (C.E.Hubb. & Schweick.) Clayton; Kew Bull. 33(1): 22 (1978)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum drakensbergense C.E.Hubb. & Schweick.; Kew Bull, 323 (1936)
species :
Melinis effusa (Rendle) Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 310, nomen. (1922)
Distribution: Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Angola; Malawi
22 GHA NGA 23 CMN CON ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN UGA 26 ANG MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis effusa f. mutica Stapf; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 926 (1930)
= Melinis minutiflora var. effusa Rendle; W. P. Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899)
species :
Melinis gossweileri C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 113 (1934)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Melinis kallimorpha (Clayton) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 110 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 64 (1988)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; Botswana
25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum kallimorphon Clayton; Kew Bull. 33(1): 22 (1978)
species :
Melinis longiseta (A.Rich.) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 124 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 73 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. longiseta
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Yemen (W-Yemen); etc.
24 ETH SUD 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 NAM 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Panicum macrotrichum Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Rhynchelythrum longisetum (A.Rich.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 902 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum minutiflorum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 903 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum minutiflorum var. melinioides (Stent) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 904 (1930)
= Saccharum longisetum (A.Rich.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 793 (1853)
= Tricholaena longiseta A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 446 (1850)
= Tricholaena melinioides Stent; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 364 (1925)
= Tricholaena minutiflora Rendle; W. P. Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 198 (1899)
subspecies :
subsp. bellespicata (Rendle) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 130 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 78 (1988)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Angola; Malawi; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
22 NGA 23 CMN 26 ANG MLW 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis chaetophora Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 196 (1921)
= Melinis secunda Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921)
= Rhynchelythrum bellespicatum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 900 (1930)
= Tricholaena bellespicata Rendle; W. P. Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 196 (1899)
species :
Melinis macrochaeta Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 443 (1926)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BEN IVO NGA 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Melinis maroccana (Maire & Sam.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso & Mart.-Azorín; Phytotaxa 433(1): 77 (2020)
Distribution: Morocco
20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Tricholaena maroccana Maire & G.Sam.; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 29: 455, nomen subnudum, et in ArkivBot., Stockh. 29: A. No. 11, 4 (1939), descr. (1938)
= Melinis repens subsp. maroccana (Maire & Sam.) Zizka; Biblioth. Bot. 138: 62 (1988)
species :
Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.; Ess. Agrostogr. 54, pl. 11, f. 4 (1812)
Name: Yaragúa, Yerba melado, Yerba yaraguá, Zacate gordura; Molasses grass
Distribution: Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Tiago); Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Uganda [I]; Kenya [I]; Tanzania [I]; Angola; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); China [I] (Yunnan [I], Hongkong [I]); Taiwan [I]; Bhutan [I]; S-India [I] (Kerala [I], Tamil Nadu [I]); Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Solomon Isl. [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); Lord Howe Isl. [I]; Norfolk Isl. [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I]); Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I]); American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Hiva Oa [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Moorea [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Easter Isl. [I]; Palau [I] (Babeldaob [I]); Guam [I]; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Kahoolawe Isl. [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Guatemala [I]; Belize [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Isla del Coco [I]; Panama [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela [I]; Guyana [I]; Guyana [I]; Surinam [I]; Surinam [I]; Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [I]; Paraguay [I]; Argentina [I] (Corrientes [I], Misiones [I])
21 CVI mdr 22 GUI IVO NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 ken tan UGA 26 ANG 27 SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG 36 chi 38 tai 40 ban bhu ind 41 mya tha 42 jaw phi 43 sol 50 aus lhi nfk 60 asa fij nue nwc sam ton 61 aui eas mrq sci 62 gum plu 63 haw 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz coc cos els gua hon nic pan 81 cub dom gdl his jam mar pue trt ven 82 clm guy sur ven 83 bol ecu per 84 bra 85 arg par
Synonyms: hidden
= Agrostis glutinosa Fisch. ex Kunth; Enum. Pl. 1: 138 (1833)
= Agrostis glutinosa Fisch. ex Nees; Horae Phys. Berol. 47 (1820) [nom. inval.]
= Agrostis glutinosa Fisch. ex Schrank; 138 (1819) [nom. inval.]
= Agrostis polypogon Salzm. ex Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 178 (1854) [nom. inval.]
= Melinis maitlandii f. mutica (Chiov.) Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat 9(3): 197 (1932)
= Melinis maitlandii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1926): 445 (1926)
= Melinis minutiflora f. inermis (Döll) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 932 (1930)
= Melinis minutiflora f. mutica Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 26: 79 (1919)
= Melinis minutiflora var. glutinosa (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 356 (1898)
= Melinis minutiflora var. inermis (Döll) Rendle; Cat. Afr. Pl. 2(1): 200 (1899)
= Melinis minutiflora var. inodora Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 356 (1898)
= Melinis minutiflora var. mutica Hack.; Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 89: 126 (1884)
= Melinis minutiflora var. pilosa Stapf; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 7: 447 (1899)
= Melinis minutiflora var. setigera Clayton; Kew Bull. 21: 113 (1967)
= Melinis purpurea Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 444 (1926)
= Melinis tenuinervis f. mutica Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Peter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40: 157 (1930) [nom. nud.]
= Melinis tenuinervis Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1922): 929 [nom. nov.]
= Melinis tenuinervis var. parvispicula C.E.Hubb. ex Peter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, 1-2): 157 (1930) [nom. nud.]
= Muhlenbergia brasiliensis Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 177 (1854)
= Panicum melinis Trin.; Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 291 (1834)
= Panicum melinis var. inerme Döll; Mart., Fl. Bras. 2(2): 242 (1877)
= Panicum minutiflorum (P.Beauv.) Raspail; Ann. Sci. Nat (Paris) 5: 299 (1825)
= Suardia picta Schrank; Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac. t. 58 (1819)
= Tristegis glutinosa Nees; Hor. Phys. Berol. 47, 54 (1820)
species :
Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka; Biblioth. Bot. 138: 111 (1988)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
23 CON 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG 27 BOT LES NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= 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)
= Melinis setifolia (Stapf) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis villosipes Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921)
= Panicum busseanum Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 131 (1904)
= Panicum elongatum Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 132 (1904), nom. illeg.
= Panicum gracillimum Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 131 (1904), nom. illeg.
= Rhynchelythrum filifolium (Franch.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 896 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum nerviglume (Franch.) Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 26: 78 (1919)
= Rhynchelythrum nyassanum (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 892 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum ramosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 895 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum rhodesianum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 895 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum setifolium (Stapf) Chiov.; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 310 (1908)
= Rhynchelythrum stuposum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 897 (1930)
= Tricholaena busseana (Mez) Peter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40: 1. 219 (1931)
= Tricholaena chevalieri A.Camus; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 202 (1919)
= Tricholaena congoensis Franch.; Bull. Soc. Autun 8: 355 (1895)
= Tricholaena filifolia Franch.; Bull. Soc. Autun 8: 355 (1895)
= Tricholaena nerviglumis Franch.; Bull. Soc. Autun 8: 357 (1895)
= Tricholaena rhodesiana Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 232 (1911)
= Tricholaena rhodesiana var. glabrescens Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 233 (1911)
= 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. prov.
= Tricholaena setifolia Stapf; W. H. Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 442 (1899)
species :
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 86 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 55 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. repens
Name: Arrocillo colorado, Yerba rosada, Yerba del KwaZulu-Natal (ES); Rose KwaZulu-Natal grass (EN); Natalgras (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; S-Spain [I]; Canary Isl. (Tenerife); Mauritania; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Principe Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; St. Helena [I]; Madagascar; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion; Rodrigues; Aldabra; Seychelles; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Kuwait; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (W-Yemen); China (Fujian, Guangdong); Ryukyu Isl.; Volcano Isl. [I] (Iwojima [I]); Taiwan; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; South China Sea Isl. [I]; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I]; Moluccas [I]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; Solomon Isl. [I]; Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria); Norfolk Isl. [I]; New Caledonia; Vanuatu [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I], ´Eua [I], Vava´u [I]); Fiji [I]; Banaba [Ocean] Isl. [I]; Nauru [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Tabueran [I], Kiritimati [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Atiu [I], Mauke [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Ua Pou [I], Hiva Oa [I], Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Tahuata [I], Mohotani [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Moorea [I], Huahine [I], Tahaa [I], Bora Bora [I], Huahine [I], Tahaa [I], Maupiti [I]); Easter Isl. [I]; Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I], Tinian [I]); Guam [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Enewetok [I]); Hawaii [I] (Midway Isl. [I], Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I], Maui [I], Kahoolawe Isl. [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Arizona [I], California [I], Florida [I], Georgia [I], Louisiana [I], Maryland [I], North Carolina [I], New Mexico [I], Texas [I]); Mexico [I]; Revillagigedos Isl. [I] (Isla Socorro [I]); Guatemala [I]; Belize [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Navassa Isl. [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I]); Anguilla [I]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; Saba [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Antigua [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad [I]; Aruba [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Guyana [I]; Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [I]; Paraguay [I]; Uruguay [I]; Argentina [I]
11 ger 12 spa 21 CNY 22 BEN BKN GHA IVO MTN NGA SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON EQG PRI RWA ZAI 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOC SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG 27 LES NAM SAF SWZ 28 sth 29 ALD mau MDG REU ROD SEY 35 KUW OMA SAU UAE YEM 36 CHI 38 kzn NNS TAI 40 ban SRL 41 LAO MYA THA 42 JAW lsi MLY mol PHI scs SNG xms 43 sol 50 AUS nfk 60 fij nru NWC oce ton van 61 coo eas lin mrq sci 62 gum mrn mrs 63 haw 76 usa 77 usa 78 usa 79 mex rgi 80 blz cos els gua hon nic pan 81 aba agu aru bah bbd bon cay cub cur dom gdl his mar nav pue sab stk stl stm stv trt vir 82 clm guy ven 83 bol ecu per 84 bra 85 arg par uru
Remarks: delimitation of native area uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Erianthus repens (Willd.) P.Beauv.; Ess. Agrostogr. 14, 162, 177 (1812)
= Melinis argentea Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921)
= Melinis brachyrhynchus Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921)
= Melinis congesta Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921)
= Melinis nitens Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921)
= Melinis paupera Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921)
= Melinis rosea (Nees) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis ruficoma (Hochst. ex Steud.) Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 5: 62 (1906)
= Melinis stolzii Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921)
= Melinis ugandensis Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 200 (1921)
= Monachyron roseum (Nees) Parl.; Fl. Ital. 1: 131 (1850)
= Monachyron tonsum (Nees) Parl.; Fl. Ital. 1: 131 (1850)
= Panicum braunii Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 93 (1854) [nom. nov.]
= Panicum roseum (Nees) Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Panicum roseum f. hirtum Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 363 (1898)
= Panicum sphacelatum (Benth.) Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854)
= Panicum teneriffae var. roseum (Nees) F.M.Bailey; Queensl. Grasses: 22 (1888)
= Panicum tonsum (Nees) Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854)
= Rhynchelythrum dregeanum Nees; Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 447 (1836)
= Rhynchelythrum dregeanum var. annuum Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 309 (1908)
= Rhynchelythrum dregeanum var. intermedium Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 310 (1908)
= Rhynchelythrum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 891 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1934): 110. 1934
= Rhynchelythrum repens var. roseum (Nees) Chiov.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 275 (1939)
= Rhynchelythrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Bews; World´s Grass. 223 (1929)
= Rhynchelythrum ruficomum Hochst. ex Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 120 (1854)
= Rhynchelythrum stolzii (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 885 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum tonsum (Nees) Lanza & Mattei; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 9: 49 (1910)
= Saccharum repens Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 1: 322 (1797)
= Saccharum sphacelatum (Benth.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 793 (1852)
= Tricholaena atropurpurea Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1195 (1895), pro syn.
= Tricholaena dregeana (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 769 (1894)
= Tricholaena fragilis A.Braun; Flora 24: 275 (1841)
= Tricholaena grandiflora var. collina Rendle; W. P. Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 195 (1899)
= Tricholaena repens (Willd.) Hitchc.; Misc. Publ. U.S.D.A. 243: 331 (1936)
= Tricholaena repens var. rosea (Nees) Alberts; Bull. Imp. Bur. Pastures Forage Crops 37: 10 (1947)
= Tricholaena rosea Nees; Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1835: [3] (1836)
= Tricholaena rosea var. ruderalis Vanderyst; Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920)
= Tricholaena rosea var. sphacelata (Benth.) A.Chev.; Études Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 366 (1913)
= Tricholaena ruficoma (Hochst. ex Steud.) Hack.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 6: 142 (1888)
= Tricholaena sphacelata Benth.; Hook., Niger Fl.: 559 (1849)
= Tricholaena tonsa Nees; Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1835: 3 (1836)
= Tricholaena tonsa var. submutica Schweinf.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 96 (1894)
= Tricholaena violacea Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3. 1: 1195 (1895), pro syn.
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflora (Hochst.) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 101 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 60 (1988)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Sao Vicente Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl., Ilha Brava); Ghana; Niger; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Soqotra; Tanzania; Angola; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.?, E-Cape Prov.); Madagascar; Yemen (W-Yemen); Pakistan (Pakistani Punjab); India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)
21 CVI 22 GHA NGR 24 ERI ETH SOC SOM SSU SUD 25 TAN 26 ANG 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG 35 YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Ehrharta uniglumis Fenzl ex T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 770 (1894), pro syn.
= Melinis affinis Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 196 (1921)
= Melinis barbeyana Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 196 (1921)
= Melinis bertlingii Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 195 (1921)
= Melinis brevipila (Hack.) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis ejubata Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 196 (1921)
= Melinis grandiflora (Hochst.) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis microstachya (Balf.f.) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis mutica Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921)
= Melinis otaviensis Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 195 (1921)
= Melinis pulchra Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 196 (1921)
= Melinis rangei Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 195 (1921)
= Melinis seineri Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 195 (1921)
= Melinis villosa (Parl.) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
= Melinis wightii (Duthie) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Monachyron grandiflorum (Hochst.) Martelli; Fl. Bogos.: 94 (1886)
= Monachyron villosum Parl.; Hook., Niger Fl.: 191 (1849)
= Panicum insigne Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 258 (1841)
= Panicum megalanthum Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 93 (1854)
= Panicum setinsigne Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 133 (1904)
= Rhynchelythrum brevipilum (Hack.) Chiov.; Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 310 (1908 publ. 1907)
= Rhynchelythrum costatum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 874 (1930) nom. superfl.
= Rhynchelythrum grandiflorum Hochst.; Flora 27: (1844) 249 (Panici sp.)
= Rhynchelythrum microstachyum Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinb. 12: 97 (1884)
= Rhynchelythrum microstachyum var. albicomum Balf.f.; Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 41 (1884)
= Rhynchelythrum suberostratum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 879 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum villosum (Parl.) Chiov.; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 310 (1908)
= Rhynchelythrum wightii Duthie; Fodder Grasses N. India: 21 (1888), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Saccharum grandiflorum (Hochst.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 792 (1853)
= Tricholaena brevipila Hack.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 30: 143 (1888)
= Tricholaena grandiflora Hochst.; Flora 24(1 Intell.): 19 (1841)
= Tricholaena grandiflora var. glabrescens Rendle; W. P. Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 196 (1899)
= Tricholaena microstachya (Balf.f.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 770 (1894)
= Tricholaena microstachya var. albicoma (Balf.f.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 770 (1894)
= Tricholaena monachyron Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2374 (1895), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Tricholaena rosea var. setosa Andersson; Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 561 (1864)
= Tricholaena tuberculosa Hack. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 7: 65 (1896), nom. nud.
= Tricholaena uniglumis T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 770 (1894)
= Tricholaena villosa (Parl.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 770 (1894)
= Tricholaena wightii Nees & Arn. ex Steud.; Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 93 (1854)
subspecies :
subsp. nigricans (Mez) Zizka; Biblioth. Bot. 138: 64 (1988)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis nigricans Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921)
= Rhynchelythrum nigricans (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 887 (1930)
species :
Melinis reynaudioides (C.E.Hubb.) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 186 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 108 (1988)
Distribution: Annobon Isl.
23 ANN
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis reynaudioides Mez; Wiss. Ergebn. Deutsch. Zentr.-Afr.-Exped. 1910-11 2: 160 (1922), nomen
= Mildbraediochloa reynaudioides (C.E.Hubb.) Butzin; Willdenowia. 6(2): 288 (1971)
= Rhynchelythrum reynaudioides (Mez) C.E.Hubb.apudMildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 697 (1937), C. E. Hubb. in Kew Bull,649 (1940), cum descr. (1939)
species :
Melinis rupicola (Rendle) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 210 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 124 (1988)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum rupicola (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 890 (1930)
= Tricholaena rupicola Rendle; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 197 (1899)
species :
Melinis scabrida (K.Schum.) Hack.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 464 (1901)
Distribution: Zambia; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 ZAM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum scabridum (K.Schum.) Chiov.; Ann. 1st. Bot. Roma 8: 310 (1908)
= Tricholaena scabrida K.Schum.; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C (1895) 104
species :
Melinis subglabra Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Namibia; South Africa (Mpulamanga)
25 KEN TAN 26 ANG ZIM 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis denudata Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 200 (1921)
= Melinis merkeri Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 199 (1921)
= Rhynchelythrum denudatum (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 889 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum eylesii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 889 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum merkeri (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 887 (1930)
= Rhynchelythrum subglabrum (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 886 (1930)
species :
Melinis tanatricha (Rendle) Zizka; Revis. Melinideae Hitchc.: in Biblioth. Bot., 206 (1987), ineffective publ., 138: 122 (1988)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum tanatrichum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 907 (1930)
= Tricholaena tanatricha Rendle; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 197 (1899)
species :
Melinis tenuissima Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 27: t. 2660 (1900)
Distribution: Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; South Africa (Limpopo)
22 BKN GHA IVO NGA TOG 23 CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melinis gracilis Pilg.; F. R. R. Schechter, Westafr. Kautschuk-Exped.: 268 (1900), nom. nud.
= Melinis tenuissima var. abyssinica Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 27: t. 2660 (1900)
species :
Melinis tomentosa Rendle; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 201 (1899)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum tomentosum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 905 (1930)
species :
Melinis welwitschii Rendle; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 201 (1899)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchelythrum welwitschii (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 906 (1930)
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