Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C. E. Hubb. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.

Synonym of Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Summary

Genus:

Rhynchelytrum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Melinidinae

Nomen number:

31732

Place of publication:

D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:880. 1930 (Bews, World Grasses 229. 1929, nom. nud.)

Comment:

lack of valid publication by Bews verified from original literature, where Bews lists as "R. roseum Stapf & Hubbard", but provides no description or reference to a basionym, thus not meeting the requirements of Melbourne ICN Art. 41.4

Verified:

06/10/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Zizka, G. 1988. Revision der Melinideae Hitchcock (Poaceae, Panicoideae). Biblioth. Bot. 138:59.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31732. Accessed 21 July 2025.