ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Melinis minutiflora

Name author: P.Beauv.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Melinis
Species: Melinis minutiflora
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1812

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melinis minutiflora. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

23 synonyms in this snapshot

Agrostis glutinosaName author: Nees
Agrostis glutinosaName author: Fisch. ex Kunth
Agrostis polypogonName author: Salzm. ex Steud.
Melinis maitlandiiName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Melinis maitlandii f. muticaName author: (Chiov.) Robyns
Melinis minutiflora f. inermisName author: (Döll) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Melinis minutiflora f. muticaName author: Chiov.
Melinis minutiflora var. glutinosaName author: (Nees) Kuntze
Melinis minutiflora var. inermisName author: (Döll) Rendle
Melinis minutiflora var. inodoraName author: Kuntze
Melinis minutiflora var. muticaName author: Hack.
Melinis minutiflora var. pilosaName author: Stapf
Melinis minutiflora var. setigeraName author: Clayton
Melinis purpureaName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Melinis tenuinervisName author: Stapf
Melinis tenuinervis f. muticaName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Peter
Melinis tenuinervis var. parvispiculaName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Peter
Muhlenbergia brasiliensisName author: Steud.
Panicum melinisName author: Trin.
Panicum melinis var. inermeName author: Döll
Panicum minutiflorumName author: (P.Beauv.) Raspail
Suardia pictaName author: Schrank
Tristegis glutinosaName author: Nees

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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