Poaceae
Melinis nerviglumis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Melinis
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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.