Common name
English: Natal Redtop, Rose Natal Grass
Mandarin: 红毛草 (hong mao cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Melinis (1)
Epithet: repens (Willd.) Zizka (7)
Synonyms: Erianthus repens (Willd.) P.Beauv., Melinis argentea Mez, Melinis brachyrhynchus Mez, Melinis congesta Mez, Melinis nitens Mez, Melinis paupera Mez, Melinis rosea (Nees) Hack., Melinis ruficoma (Steud.) Chiov., Melinis stolzii Mez, Melinis ugandensis Mez, Monachyron roseum (Nees) Parl., Panicum braunii Steud., Panicum tonsum (Nees) Steud., Rhynchelytrum dregeanum Nees, Rhynchelytrum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb., Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Bews, Rhynchelytrum ruficomum Hochst. ex Steud., Rhynchelytrum stolzii (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Rhynchelytrum tonsum (Nees) Lanza & Mattei, Saccharum repens Willd., Saccharum sphacelatum (Benth.) Walp., Tricholaena dregeana (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz, Tricholaena fragilis A.Braun, Tricholaena repens (Willd.) C.L.Hitchc., Tricholaena rosea Nees, Tricholaena ruficoma (Steud.) Hack., Tricholaena sphacelata Benth., Tricholaena tonsa Nees
argentea => silvery
congesta => very close together, crowded, pressed
fragilis => fragile, brittle
repens => creeping and rooting
rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, red
External links
Check for Melinis repens at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [328] Melinis repens - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1170] Melinis repens - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- [1334] Melinis repens - Flora of China @ efloras.org