{"id":1379156,"date":"2011-03-27T06:51:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T06:51:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:19:38","slug":"rhynchelytrum-repens","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/rhynchelytrum-repens\/","title":{"rendered":"Melinis repens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Melinis<\/i> repens<\/i> (Willd.) Zizka<\/span><\/a>, Biblioth. Bot. 38: 55 1988<\/i>. (syn. Erianthus<\/i> repens<\/i> (Willd.) P.Beauv.<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> argentea<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> brachyrhynchus<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> congesta<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> nitens<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> paupera<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> repens<\/i> subsp. repens<\/i> <\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> rosea<\/i> (Nees) Hack.<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> ruficoma<\/i> (Steud.) Chiov.<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> stolzii<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Melinis<\/i> ugandensis<\/i> Mez<\/span><\/a>; Monachyron<\/i> roseum<\/i> (Nees) Parl.<\/span><\/a>; Monachyron<\/i> tonsum<\/i> (Nees) Parl.<\/span><\/a>; Panicum<\/i> braunii<\/i> Steud.<\/span><\/a>; Panicum<\/i> roseum<\/i> (Nees) Steud.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate] .; Panicum<\/i> sphacelatum<\/i> (Benth.) Steud.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Panicum<\/i> teneriffae<\/i> var. roseum<\/i> (Nees) F.M.Bailey<\/span><\/a>; Panicum<\/i> tonsum<\/i> (Nees) Steud.<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> dregeanum<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>\u00a0..; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> gossweileri<\/i> Stapf & C.E.Hubb.<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> repens<\/i> (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> roseum<\/i> (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Bews<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> roseum<\/i> (Nees) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> ruficomum<\/i> Hochst. ex Steud.<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> stolzii<\/i> (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.<\/span><\/a>; Rhynchelytrum<\/i> tonsum<\/i> (Nees) Lanza & Mattei<\/span><\/a>; Saccharum<\/i> repens<\/i> Willd.<\/span><\/a>; Saccharum<\/i> sphacelatum<\/i> (Benth.) Walp.<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> atropurpurea<\/i> Voss<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Tricholaena<\/i> dregeana<\/i> (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> fragilis<\/i> A.Braun<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> grandiflora<\/i> var. collina<\/i> Rendle<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> repens<\/i> (Willd.) C.L.Hitchc.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.; Tricholaena<\/i> rosea<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>\u00a0…;\u00a0\u00a0Tricholaena<\/i> ruficoma<\/i> (Steud.) Hack.<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> sphacelata<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Tricholaena<\/i> tonsa<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.; Tricholaena<\/i> violacea<\/i> Voss<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]);<\/div>\n
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Melinis repens – from Pune:<\/a>
\nSharing Melinis repens<\/i><\/span> ( Poaceae ) <\/span>photographed on 2nd Jan 12 at Bhugaon, Pune<\/span>.
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Yes. It is Melinis repens<\/i>. Also named as Rhynchelytrum repens<\/i> in many older books.<\/p>\n

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae 010413 CS2 from Hyderabad<\/a> :\u00a0 1 image. 3 posts by 2 authors.
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yes it looks like Melinis repens<\/i><\/p>\n

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Thank you for confirming the ID<\/p>\n

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Re: MS ID 126 July 2013 – Request Id of the grass<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
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Rhynchelytrum repens<\/i>– Poaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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Melinis repens subsp. grandiflora (Hochst.) Zizka<\/a> : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
\n<\/span>Melinis repens<\/i> <\/b>subsp<\/span>. <\/span>grandiflora<\/i><\/span> (Hochst.) Zizka; Fam: Poaceae<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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(= Rhynchelytrum villosum<\/i><\/span> (Parl.) Chiov.)<\/span>
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Uddanapalli, Krishnagiri DT, Tamil Nadu,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Grass in open lands near rainfed land
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Is it cultivated as it’s not as per range as per the following links, if wild: <\/span>WCSP<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>e-monocot<\/span><\/a> \u00a0 <\/span>kyffhauser<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir, it is wild and reported in Gamble flora itself. I studied regional flora of this area 25 years back. It is reported in my dessertation also.<\/p>\n

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Melinis repens<\/i> is an exotic invasive species from Africa which has invaded several places in India in the tropical and subtropical zones.
\n<\/span>The invasion was according to my view triggered by international flights carrying the villous spikelets which could easily fly and enter the aircraft easily through several means. The invasion was initially restricted to slightly higher elevation airports and cities in the Deccan plateau like Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. It is also possible that some people may have introduced it as an ornamental species due to its showy pink inflorescences, which later on dispersed their seeds everywhere. Later on, it has spread to several hill stations on the Eastern ghats (Krishnagiri being one of them) and also to the plains of Cauvery basin and elsewhere in Tamilnadu, AP and Orrisa. It has also spread to Delhi and several other places in the Gangetic plains too. It is probable that many other states would also have reports of this grass. In Kerala, it is found in Trivandrum and Palghat districts where it is comparatively drier than the rest. The latest invasion is at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, where a few populations can be found in the airport and helipads around. Fortunately, it has not yet climbed the Himalayas.
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ANNOV09\/09 Grass for identification<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (<\/span>3<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most probably Melinis repens<\/i> ..<\/p>\n

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Indonesian Grass<\/a> : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors.
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looks like Melinis repens<\/i> syn Rhynchelytrum repens<\/i> (Willd.) Hubbard<\/p>\n

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References:
\nPOWO<\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/record\/kew-423957<\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.metafro.be\/Rhynchelytrum_repens1.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/cheungwaito\/dAVHUF<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.metafro.be\/HA03Rhynchelytrum_repens.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.conabio.gob.mx\/rhynchelytrum-repens.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Book link<\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/java\/profile?symbol=MERE9<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/davesgarden.com\/guides\/pf\/go\/59604\/<\/span><\/a>
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