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Red Tops
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Red Tops

Melinis

Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.

The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet".

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

natal grass

speciesMelinis repens

Molasses Grass

speciesMelinis minutiflora

bristle-leaved red-top grass

speciesMelinis nerviglumis

Melinis kallimorpha

speciesMelinis kallimorpha

Melinis longiseta

speciesMelinis longiseta

Melinis ambigua

speciesMelinis ambigua

Melinis macrochaeta

speciesMelinis macrochaeta

Melinis scabrida

speciesMelinis scabrida

Melinis drakensbergensis

speciesMelinis drakensbergensis

Melinis subglabra

speciesMelinis subglabra

Melinis tenuissima

speciesMelinis tenuissima

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72233.