Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraPalisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 54 description in Latin, commentary in FrenchTropicos, Melinis P. Beauv.
The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet".
Species 23 species are currently accepted:
formerly includedKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena
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