Melinis longiseta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Melinis
Species: Melinis longiseta
Subspecies: M. l. subsp. bellespicata – M. l. subsp. longiseta

Name

Melinis longiseta (A.Rich.) Zizka, Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 73 (1988).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tricholaena longiseta A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 446 (1850).
• Homotypic
  • Saccharum longisetum (A.Rich.) Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 793 (1853).
  • Rhynchelythrum longisetum (A.Rich.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 902 (1930).
  • Panicum macrotrichum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 92 (1854), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen (doubtfully present. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zizka, G. 1988. Revision der Melinideae Hitchcock (Poaceae, Panicoideae). Bibliotheca Botanica 138: IV+149 pp., ISBN 3-510-48009-0 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melinis longiseta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Melinis longiseta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis longiseta. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melinis longiseta. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melinis longiseta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.