Melinis is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. The generic name is derived from the Greek meline meaning "millet". Species 1. \n* Melinis ambigua 2. \n* Melinis amethystea 3. \n* Melinis angolensis 4. \n* Melinis ascendens 5. \n* Melinis biaristata 6. \n* Melinis drakensbergensis 7. \n* Melinis effusa 8. \n* Melinis gossweileri 9. \n* Melinis kallimorpha 10. \n* Melinis longiseta 11. \n* Melinis macrochaeta 12. \n* Melinis minutiflora 13. \n* Melinis nerviglumis 14. \n* Melinis repens 15. \n* Melinis reynaudioides 16. \n* Melinis rupicola 17. \n* Melinis scabrida 18. \n* Melinis subglabra 19. \n* Melinis tanatricha 20. \n* Melinis tenuissima 21. \n* Melinis tomentosa 22. \n* Melinis welwitschiiformerly included