Biology:Melinis nerviglumis
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Short description: Species of grass
| Mountain red top | |
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| Habit in South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Melinis |
| Species: | M. nerviglumis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melinis nerviglumis is a species of grass known by the common names mountain red top or bristle-leaved red top. The Latin name refers to the veined glume.[2] It is native from tropical to southern Africa, the western Indian Ocean islands, and Indochina.[2] It is cultivated as a garden ornamental due to its colourful purple flowers.[3] The flowers are produced in summer and fade to white as they mature. By this time the seeds can be harvested for new plantings.
Gallery
- leaves
- inflorescence
- infructescence
References
- ↑ "Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-423947. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clayton, W. D.; Vorontsova, M.; Harman, K. T.; Williamson, H.. "Melinis nerviglumis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp06221.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Isabel. "Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka". Natal National Botanical Garden. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/melinnervi.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q15513794 entry
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