Nomenclature: wfo-0000879582
![Kew Gardens K000245339: Wight, R. [1097] India Kew Gardens K000245339: Wight, R. [1097] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/129233cf376dcf16ee26df3c69144577.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000245340: Wight, R. [1098] India Kew Gardens K000245340: Wight, R. [1098] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/752941783b4f36e5ee962eee246563aa.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000281623: Rudatis, H. [1410] South Africa Kew Gardens K000281623: Rudatis, H. [1410] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/33d797db242e34ada1a999a9136c46b6.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000281624: Drège [4322] South Africa Kew Gardens K000281624: Drège [4322] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d9bf5ccd593e9a4f6e2109f4d0f665df.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000281625: Drège [4321] South Africa Kew Gardens K000281625: Drège [4321] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/702e46cee34fb981354bced93996e497.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000281664: de Cavalho [22] Mozambique Kew Gardens K000281664: de Cavalho [22] Mozambique](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8ebd58319c711c08b485cff2552f4372.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000281716: Maitland, T.D. [335] Cameroon Kew Gardens K000281716: Maitland, T.D. [335] Cameroon](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8296f1955f0bf2bf954de0fac27a8709.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000281719: Ledermann, C. [4450] Cameroon Kew Gardens K000281719: Ledermann, C. [4450] Cameroon](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4f22cc9a00170bbd038aace75af83e69.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000281721: Johnson, W.H. [1012] Ghana Kew Gardens K000281721: Johnson, W.H. [1012] Ghana](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c17cc8e53586bb05d0167cc4edda8c2b.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000281723: Vanderyst, H. [6095] Kew Gardens K000281723: Vanderyst, H. [6095]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5dc7a8e9c7081923aa191d65cb8d9f84.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000282087: Stolz, A. [1303] Tanzania Kew Gardens K000282087: Stolz, A. [1303] Tanzania](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/401fed94d67fc3f24583ab6c868cc9ff.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000282088: Endlich [218a] Tanzania Kew Gardens K000282088: Endlich [218a] Tanzania](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b3e57e2112c74b9ee07eed30ba1f5b06.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000282099: Schweinfurth, G.A. [24] Eritrea Kew Gardens K000282099: Schweinfurth, G.A. [24] Eritrea](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/35e331ab6d97d2fbbdefd7b79cad9abd.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000282100: Pappi, A. [31] Eritrea Kew Gardens K000282100: Pappi, A. [31] Eritrea](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/14923bed2813f349fcb62b8e4e2bd9ca.jpg)


![Kew Gardens K000282223: Gossweiler, J. [1715] Angola Kew Gardens K000282223: Gossweiler, J. [1715] Angola](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6f670181d76c041fb138c7bea978586e.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000282224: Welwitsch [2894] Angola Kew Gardens K000282224: Welwitsch [2894] Angola](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/18d35debbb2b023ac31430ae8447b506.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000885992: s.coll. [1096] India Kew Gardens K000885992: s.coll. [1096] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/314894f3168450f3ea61d780f3c0fdd3.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000885993: s.coll. [1095] India Kew Gardens K000885993: s.coll. [1095] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ac1f1b5abe459351a949b8e8cd9b7699.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000885994: Heyne, B. [s.n.] India Kew Gardens K000885994: Heyne, B. [s.n.] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d845807698017e8d9d6a2f710c7d9101.jpg)

Melinis repens Biblioth. Bot. 38(138): 55 (1988)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Biblioth. Bot. 138: 55 (1988):. BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000245339: Wight, R. [1097] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000245340: Wight, R. [1098] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281622: South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281623: Rudatis, H. [1410] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281624: Drège [4322] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281625: Drège [4321] South Africa Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281664: de Cavalho [22] Mozambique Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281710: Ansell Nigeria Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281716: Maitland, T.D. [335] Cameroon Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281719: Ledermann, C. [4450] Cameroon Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281720: Anderson, J. Ghana Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281721: Johnson, W.H. [1012] Ghana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281722: Vanderyst, H. Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000281723: Vanderyst, H. [6095] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282087: Stolz, A. [1303] Tanzania Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282088: Endlich [218a] Tanzania Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282099: Schweinfurth, G.A. [24] Eritrea Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282100: Pappi, A. [31] Eritrea Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282102: Braun, A. Ethiopia Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282103: Braun Ethiopia Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282223: Gossweiler, J. [1715] Angola Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000282224: Welwitsch [2894] Angola Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000885992: s.coll. [1096] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000885993: s.coll. [1095] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000885994: Heyne, B. [s.n.] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765-1812) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Willd.' in the authors string.
- person : Georg Zizka (b.1955) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Zizka' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 2945817-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-423957
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-423957
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 repens
Subtaxa
Synonyms
- Erianthus repens
- Melinis argentea
- Melinis brachyrhynchus
- Melinis congesta
- Melinis nitens
- Melinis paupera
- Melinis rosea
- Melinis ruficoma
- Melinis stolzii
- Melinis ugandensis
- Monachyron roseum
- Monachyron tonsum
- Panicum braunii
- Panicum roseum
- Panicum roseum f. hirtum
- Panicum sphacelatum
- Panicum teneriffae var. roseum
- Panicum tonsum
- Rhynchelytrum dregeanum
- Rhynchelytrum dregeanum var. annuum
- Rhynchelytrum dregeanum var. intermedium
- Rhynchelytrum gossweileri
- Rhynchelytrum repens
- Rhynchelytrum repens var. roseum
- Rhynchelytrum roseum
- Rhynchelytrum ruficomum
- Rhynchelytrum stolzii
- Rhynchelytrum tonsum
- Saccharum repens
- Saccharum sphacelatum
- Tricholaena atropurpurea
- Tricholaena dregeana
- Tricholaena fragilis
- Tricholaena grandiflora var. collina
- Tricholaena repens
- Tricholaena repens var. rosea
- Tricholaena rosea
- Tricholaena rosea var. ruderalis
- Tricholaena rosea var. sphacelata
- Tricholaena ruficoma
- Tricholaena sphacelata
- Tricholaena tonsa
- Tricholaena tonsa var. submutica
- Tricholaena violacea
- Melinis repens subsp. repens
- Tricholaena rosea f. violacea