Melinis longiseta subsp. bellespicata

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: Melinis longiseta subsp. bellespicata

Name

Melinis longiseta subsp. bellespicata (Rendle) Zizka, Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 78 (1988).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tricholaena bellespicata Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 196 (1899).
• Homotypic
  • Rhynchelythrum bellespicatum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 900 (1930).
• Heterotypic
  • Melinis chaetophora Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 198 (1921).
  • Melinis secunda Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 197 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, Northern Provinces. 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 subsp. bellespicata 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 subsp. bellespicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melinis longiseta subsp. bellespicata. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melinis longiseta subsp. bellespicata. Accessed: 27 Oct 2022.