| taxonID | 3ZFJP |
| parentNameUsageID | 8VZ8Y |
| scientificNameID | _Gh11iq8HcdD6lF7Jh8m31 |
| datasetID | 2232 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | species |
| scientificName | Melinis ambigua Hack. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Hack. |
| genericName | Melinis |
| specificEpithet | ambigua |
| namePublishedIn | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 51: 462 (1901) |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | Ethiopia to Namibia https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:408196-1 |
| Child | Melinis ambigua subsp. ambigua subspecies accepted Melinis ambigua subsp. longicauda (Mez) Zizka subspecies accepted |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |