Melinis Explained

Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet".^[4]

Species

23 species are currently accepted:

formerly included^[5] numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena

Notes and References

1. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00375.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394133#page/138/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 54
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40016509 Tropicos, Melinis P. Beauv.
4. Book: Quattrocchi U. . CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . 1 . 2006 . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 1275 . 978-0-8493-1303-5.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=423885 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families