Melinis | |
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Melinis repens | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Melinidinae |
Genus: |
Melinis P.Beauv. (1812) |
Type species | |
Melinis minutiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]
The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet". [5]
23 species are currently accepted: [1]
numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena
Melinis | |
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Melinis repens | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Melinidinae |
Genus: |
Melinis P.Beauv. (1812) |
Type species | |
Melinis minutiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]
The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet". [5]
23 species are currently accepted: [1]
numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena