Poaceae
Melinis
Melinis repens

Melinis repens subsp. grandiflora (Hochst.) Zizka

First published in Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 60 (1988)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 unknown [254], Socotra K000244622 Yes
Welwitsch [2653], Angola K000281682 isosyntype No
Welwitsch [2610], Angola K000281680 isosyntype No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2452], Angola K000281678 Yes
Horning in Herb. Waibel [154], Angola K000281679 Yes
Waibel [57], Namibia K000281658 isosyntype Yes
Waibel [96], Namibia K000281659 isosyntype Yes
Dinter [2477], Namibia K000281660 isosyntype Yes
Dinter [3331], Namibia K000281661 Yes
Dinter [1614], Namibia K000281663 isosyntype Yes
Belck [70], Namibia K000281662 Yes
Seiner [425], Namibia K000281657 isosyntype Yes
Seiner [167], Namibia K000281656 Yes
Dinter [2478], Namibia K000281655 isotype Yes
Range, P. [1012a], Namibia K000281650 isosyntype Yes
Range, P. [1012a], Namibia K000281651 isosyntype Yes
Engler, A. [6731], Namibia K000281652 Yes
Dinter [2093], Namibia K000281653 isosyntype Yes
Seiner [388], Namibia K000281654 Yes
Range, P. [1012], Namibia K000281646 isotype Yes
Range, P. [1012], Namibia K000281648 isotype Yes
Range, P. [1406], Namibia K000281647 Yes
Dinter [2425], Namibia K000281649 Yes
Schafter [17], Namibia K000281645 isosyntype Yes
Bertling, F. [10a], Namibia K000281644 isosyntype Yes
Schinz, H. [631], South Africa K000281620 isotype Yes
Dinter [2435], Namibia K000281618 paratype Yes
Dinter [2479], Namibia K000281619 isolectotype Yes
Waibel, L. [56], Namibia K000281616 Yes
Engler, A. [6371], Namibia K000281617 paratype Yes
Morgenstern, Namibia K000281614 isotype Yes
Namibia K000281615 Yes
Cape Verde K000281706 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [99], Cape Verde K000281707 syntype Yes
Bolle, C., Cape Verde K000281711 Yes
Kotschy [370], Sudan K000282105 isotype Yes
Kotschy [370], Sudan K000282104 isotype Yes
Schimper [205], Ethiopia K000282107 isosyntype Yes
Schimper [205], Ethiopia K000282106 isosyntype Yes
Peters, Mozambique K000282229 isotype Yes
unknown [124], Socotra K000244617 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [467], Socotra K000244616 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [353], Socotra K000244619 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0