Melinis

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Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet".

Species

23 species are currently accepted: • Melinis ambigua Hack. • Melinis amethystea (Franch.) Zizka • Melinis angolensis Rendle • Melinis ascendens Mez • Melinis biaristata (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. • Melinis drakensbergensis (C.E.Hubb. & Schweick.) Clayton • Melinis effusa (Rendle) Stapf • Melinis gossweileri C.E.Hubb. • Melinis kallimorpha (Clayton) Zizka • Melinis longiseta (A.Rich.) Zizka • Melinis macrochaeta Stapf & C.E.Hubb. • Melinis maroccana (Maire & Sam.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso & Mart.-Azorín • Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv. • Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka • Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka • Melinis reynaudioides (C.E.Hubb.) Zizka • Melinis rupicola (Rendle) Zizka • Melinis scabrida (K.Schum.) Hack. • Melinis subglabra Mez • Melinis tanatricha (Rendle) Zizka • Melinis tenuissima Stapf • Melinis tomentosa Rendle • Melinis welwitschii Rendle numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena

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