Genus: Melinis
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There are 20 species worldwide (mainly Africa) of which
12 are native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Melinis
ambigua
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Melinis
drakensbergensis |
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Melinis
effusa Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Melinis
kallimorpha |
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Melinis
longiseta |
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Melinis
macrochaeta |
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Melinis
minutiflora |
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Melinis
nerviglumis |
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Melinis
repens |
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Melinis
scabrida |
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Melinis
subglabra |
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Melinis
tenuissima |
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