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June 2023

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genus

Melinis P.Beauv.

This genus name was first published in Ess. Agrostogr. : 54 (1812)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000023650.

Statistics

Status Total %
synonym 191 89%
accepted 23 11%
Total 214

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Synonyms of Melinis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Mildbraediochloa Butzin Willdenowia 6: 288 (1971) wfo-4000024286
Monachyron Parl. ex Hook. Niger Fl. : 190 (1849) wfo-4000024611
Rhynchelytrum Nees A Natural System of Botany ed. 2 1836 wfo-4000033114
Suardia Schrank Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac. : t. 58 (1820) wfo-4000037036
Rhynchelythrum Nees Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. , ed. 2: 378 (1836) wfo-4100002253

Species in Melinis ( showing species 1 to 10 of 23)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Melinis ambigua Hack. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 462 (1901) wfo-0000879505
Melinis amethystea (Franch.) Zizka Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 116 (1988) wfo-0000879507
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum amethysteum Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1919, n. s. xxvi. 78. wfo-0000895800
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum catangense Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 45. 1914 wfo-0000895806
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Tricholaena amethystea Franch. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 356 (1895) wfo-0000904204
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Tricholaena rosea var. viminalis Vanderyst Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 107 (1920) wfo-0000904260
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelythrum amethysteum (Franch.) Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 26: 78 (1919) wfo-1000037785
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelythrum catangense Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 45 (1914) wfo-1000037840
Melinis angolensis Rendle Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899) wfo-0000879509
Melinis ascendens Mez Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921) wfo-0000879513
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum ascendens Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 9(5): 901. 1930 [12 Aug 1930] wfo-0000895801
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelythrum ascendens (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 901 (1930) wfo-1000037752
Melinis biaristata (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 442 (1926) wfo-0000879517
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Melinis minutiflora var. biaristata Rendle Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899) wfo-0000879557
Melinis drakensbergensis (C.E.Hubb. & Schweick.) Clayton Kew Bull. 33: 22 (1978) wfo-0000879526
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum drakensbergense C.E.Hubb. & Schweick. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936(5): 323. [19 Aug 1936] wfo-0000895809
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelythrum drakensbergense C.E.Hubb. & Schweick. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 323 (1936) wfo-1000037758
Melinis effusa (Rendle) Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 444 (1926) wfo-0000879527
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Melinis effusa f. mutica Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 926 (1930) wfo-0000879528
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Melinis minutiflora var. effusa Rendle Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 200 (1899) wfo-0000879558
Melinis gossweileri C.E.Hubb. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 113 (1934) wfo-0000879535
Melinis kallimorpha (Clayton) Zizka Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 64 (1988) wfo-0000879542
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum kallimorphon Clayton Kew Bull. 33: 22 (1978) wfo-0000895818
Melinis longiseta (A.Rich.) Zizka Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 73 (1988) wfo-0000879545
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Panicum macrotrichum Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854) wfo-0000885054
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum longisetum (A.Rich.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 902 (1930) wfo-0000895820
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum minutiflorum Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 9(5): 903. 1930 [12 Aug 1930] wfo-0000895824
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Rhynchelytrum minutiflorum var. melinioides (Stent) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 904 1930 wfo-0000895826
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Saccharum longisetum (A.Rich.) Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 793 (1853) wfo-0000896638
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Tricholaena longiseta Hochst. ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(2): 92. 1854 [1855 publ. 2-3 Mar 1854] wfo-0000904235
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Tricholaena longiseta A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 446 (1850) wfo-0001098496