Poaceae
Melinis
Melinis repens

Melinis repens subsp. nigricans (Mez) Zizka

First published in Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 64 (1988)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Armitage, F.B. [90/55] Zimbabwe K002838460 No
s.coll. [8390] Zambia K002838459 No
Pawek, J. [8706] Malawi K002838446 No
Verboom, W.C. [976] Malawi K002838453 No
Burrows, H.H. [1748] Zimbabwe K002838457 No
Wiehe, P.O. [N/178] Malawi K002838452 No
Burrows, H.H. [1875] Zimbabwe K002838458 No
Jackson, G. [834] Malawi K002838454 No
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K002838447 No
Jackson, G. [495] Malawi K002838449 No
Cormack, A.B. [453] Malawi K002838448 No
Wiehe, P.O. [N/585] Malawi K002838450 No
Wiehe, P.O. [N/585] Malawi K002838451 No
Fisher; Schweicherdt [227] Zimbabwe K002838455 No
Burrows, H.H. [1907] Zimbabwe K002838456 No
Gossweiler [s.n.] Angola K002838461 No
Dekindt [412] Angola K000281681 Isolectotype No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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