Poaceae
Molassesgrass
Melinis minutiflora
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melinis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 糖蜜草
- English
- Molassesgrass
- Nepali
- मोलासेस घाँस
- Portuguese
- Capim gordura, Capim-gordura, Capim-meloso, Meloso
- Spanish
- Capin melao, Capín melao
- Tongan
- Puakatau, Brachiaria mutica, Urochloa mutica
Synonyms
- Agrostis glutinosa Nees
- Agrostis glutinosa Fisch. ex Kunth
- Agrostis polypogon Salzm. ex Steud.
- Melinis maitlandii Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Melinis maitlandii f. mutica (Chiov.) Robyns
- Melinis minutiflora f. inermis (Döll) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Melinis minutiflora f. mutica Chiov.
- Melinis minutiflora var. glutinosa (Nees) Kuntze
- Melinis minutiflora var. inermis (Döll) Rendle
- Melinis minutiflora var. inodora Kuntze
- Melinis minutiflora var. mutica Hack.
- Melinis minutiflora var. pilosa Stapf
- Melinis minutiflora var. setigera Clayton
- Melinis purpurea Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Melinis tenuinervis Stapf
- Melinis tenuinervis f. mutica Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Peter
- Melinis tenuinervis var. parvispicula Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Peter
- Muhlenbergia brasiliensis Steud.
- Panicum melinis Trin.
- Panicum melinis var. inerme Döll
- Panicum minutiflorum (P.Beauv.) Raspail
- Suardia picta Schrank
- Tristegis glutinosa Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.