Melinis

Melinis
Melinis repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Melinis P.Beauv.
Type species
Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Synonyms
Mildbraediochloa Butzin Monachyron Parl. ex Hook. Rhynchelytrum Nees Suardia Schrank Tristegis Nees

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

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

numerous species now regarded as better suited to Tricholaena

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