Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 2839

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຫຍ້າຍາງ
Natal grass
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Plants

Herbaceous plants

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Local name:

ໄທ: ຫຍ້າດອກສົມພູ ແລະ ຕົ້ນຫຍ້າດອກແດງ. ອັງກິດ: Natal red top, The Natal grass, The Natal redtop, The Ruby grass ແລະ bergrooigras. ຈີນ: 紅毛草.

Synonyms :

Erianthus repens (Willd.) P.Beauv.
Melinis argentea Mez
Melinis brachyrhynchus Mez
Melinis congesta Mez
Melinis nitens Mez
Melinis paupera Mez
Melinis repens subsp. repens
Melinis rosea (Nees) Hack.
Melinis ruficoma (Steud.) Chiov.
Melinis stolzii Mez
Melinis ugandensis Mez
Monachyron roseum (Nees) Parl.
Monachyron tonsum (Nees) Parl.
Panicum braunii Steud.
Panicum roseum (Nees) Steud.
Panicum roseum f. hirtum Kuntze
Panicum sphacelatum (Benth.) Steud.
Panicum teneriffae var. roseum (Nees) F.M.Bailey
Panicum tonsum (Nees) Steud.
Rhynchelytrum dregeanum Nees
Rhynchelytrum dregeanum var. annuum Chiov.
Rhynchelytrum dregeanum var. intermedium Chiov.
Rhynchelytrum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.
Rhynchelytrum repens var. roseum (Nees) Chiov.
Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Bews
Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.
Rhynchelytrum ruficomum Hochst. ex Steud.
Rhynchelytrum stolzii (Mez) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Rhynchelytrum tonsum (Nees) Lanza & Mattei
Saccharum repens Willd.
Saccharum sphacelatum (Benth.) Walp.
Tricholaena atropurpurea Voss
Tricholaena dregeana (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz
Tricholaena grandiflora var. collina Rendle
Tricholaena repens (Willd.) C.L.Hitchc.
Tricholaena repens var. rosea (Nees) Alberts.
Tricholaena rosea Nees
Tricholaena rosea var. ruderalis Vanderyst
Tricholaena rosea var. sphacelata (Benth.) A.Chev.
Tricholaena rosea f. violacea Voss.
Tricholaena ruficoma (Steud.) Hack.
Tricholaena sphacelata Benth.
Tricholaena tonsa Nees
Tricholaena tonsa var. submutica Schweinf.
Tricholaena violacea Voss

Family:

Poaceae

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Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Vientiane Plain

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Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

Least concern

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Ornamental

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

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References:

Castilloa, A.M., B. Valladaresa, M.I., Mata-González, R., Álvarez, C.P. (2014). Biology of natal grass Melinis repens (Willd.) and implications for its use or control. Review. A SU APROVECHAMIENTO. REVISIÓN Rev Mex Cienc Pecu, 5(4):429-442.
Stokes, C.A., E. MacDonald, G., R. Adams, C., A. Langeland, K., L. Miller, D. (2011). Seed Biology and Ecology of Natalgrass (Melinis repens). Weed Science, 59(4):527-532.

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