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June 2025

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Melinis amethystea (Franch.) Zizka

This species name was first published in Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 116 (1988)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000879507.

Synonyms of Melinis amethystea (Franch.) Zizka

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Rhynchelytrum amethysteum Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1919, n. s. xxvi. 78. wfo-0000895800
Rhynchelytrum catangense Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 45. 1914 wfo-0000895806
Tricholaena amethystea Franch. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 356 (1895) wfo-0000904204
Tricholaena rosea var. viminalis Vanderyst Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920) wfo-0000904260
Rhynchelythrum amethysteum (Franch.) Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 26: 78 (1919) wfo-1000037785
Rhynchelythrum catangense Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 45 (1914) wfo-1000037840