Nomenclature: wfo-0000879507
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Melinis amethystea Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 116 (1988)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Biblioth. Bot. 138: 116 (1988). BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281737: Thollon [225] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281738: Vanderyst, H. Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281739: Vanderyst, H. [B17] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Adrien René Franchet (1834-1900) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Franch.' in the authors string.
- person : Georg Zizka (b.1955) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Zizka' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 2945822-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-423889
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-423889
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Melinis > Melinis amethystea
Synonyms
- Rhynchelytrum amethysteum
- Rhynchelytrum catangense
- Tricholaena amethystea
- Tricholaena rosea var. viminalis