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''Melinis'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
n and
Arabia The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ...
n plants in the
grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
.Tropicos, ''Melinis'' P. Beauv.
/ref> 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
/ref> numerous species now regarded as better suited to ''
Tricholaena ''Tricholaena'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Italian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tricholaena capensis'' (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Nees - Free State, Namibia, Cape Province * '' Tricholaena monachne'' (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hu ...
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References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Panicoideae-stub