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Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Melinis

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Melinis nerviglumis: Spikelets of Mountain red top in Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, Pretoria
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
毛叶蜜糖草, 颖苞糖蜜草

Synonyms

  • Melinis bachmannii Mez
  • Melinis muenzneri Mez
  • Melinis nyassana Mez
  • Melinis setifolia (Stapf) Hack.
  • Melinis villosipes Mez
  • Panicum busseanum Mez
  • Panicum elongatum Mez
  • Panicum gracillimum Mez
  • Rhynchelythrum filifolium (Franch.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelythrum nyassanum (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelythrum ramosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelythrum rhodesianum (Rendle) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelythrum setifolium (Stapf) Chiov.
  • Rhynchelythrum stuposum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelytrum filifolium Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelytrum nerviglume (Franch.) Chiov.
  • Rhynchelytrum nyassanum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelytrum ramosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelytrum rhodesianum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Rhynchelytrum setifolium Chiov.
  • Rhynchelytrum stuposum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Tricholaena busseana (Mez) Peter
  • Tricholaena cheralieri A.Camus
  • Tricholaena congoensis Franch.
  • Tricholaena filifolia Franch.
  • Tricholaena nerviglumis Franch.
  • Tricholaena rhodesiana Rendle
  • Tricholaena rhodesiana var. glabrescens Rendle
  • Tricholaena rosea subvar. nsoaensis Vanderyst
  • Tricholaena rosea var. vanheei Vanderyst
  • Tricholaena setifolia Stapf

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.