Melinis

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: M. ambigua – M. amethystea – M. angolensis – M. ascendens – M. biaristata – M. drakensbergensis – M. effusa – M. gossweileri – M. kallimorpha – M. longiseta – M. macrochaeta – M. maroccana – M. minutiflora – M. nerviglumis – M. repens – M. reynaudioides – M. rupicola – M. scabrida – M. subglabra – M. tanatricha – M. tenuissima – M. tomentosa – M. welwitschii

Name

Melinis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54 (1812)

Type species: Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 54 (1812)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Suardia Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 58 (1820).
- Tristegis Nees, Horae Phys. Berol.: 47 (1820).
- Rhynchelythrum Nees in J.Lindley, Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 378 (1836).
- Monachyron Parl. ex Hook., Niger Fl.: 190 (1849).
- Mildbraediochloa Butzin, Willdenowia 6: 288 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt, Morocco (introduced), Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands (introduced), Cape Verde, Madeira (introduced).
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- 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: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension, St.Helena (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Comoros, Mauritius (introduced), Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced), Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China (introduced)
  - China South-Central, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia (introduced)
  - Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Myanmar, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Islands.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Easter Islands, Line Islands, Marquesas, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Central American Pacific Islands, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 2. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Melinis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Melinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Melinis. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: stinkgrass
suomi: Neidonheinät
മലയാളം: മെലിനിസ്
中文: 糖蜜草属

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