EPPO Global Database

Melinis repens(RHYRE)

Overview
Code created in: 1997-06-26

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RHYRE
  • Preferred name: Melinis repens
  • Authority: (Willdenow) Zizka

Notes

Southwest Mediterranean (Morocco), Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen), practically all Africa (except Guinée and Mali), Madagascar. Introduced in Italy, Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Cambodia), Malesia (Malaya, Java, Philippines), China (including Taiwan), USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest to Bolivia, eastern Brazil and Argentina), New Guinea, New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Rhynchelythrum repens (Willdenow) C.E.Hubbard
Saccharum repens Willdenow
Tricholaena repens (Willdenow) Hitchcock

Common names
Name
Language
hóng máo cǎo Chinese
红毛草 Chinese
fairy grass English
Natal grass English
Natal redtop English
ruby grass English
wine grass English
red top grass English (ZA)
herbe du Natal French
herbe mauve French
herbe rose French
Haarmantelgras German
Natalgras German
capim-do-natal Portuguese
capim-gafanhoto Portuguese
capim-natal Portuguese
capim-favorito Portuguese (BR)
grama seda Spanish
paja rosada Spanish
pasto natal Spanish
hierba de linea Spanish (CU)
cola de zorra Spanish (HN)
zacate rosado Spanish (HN)