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Melica L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 66 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023630.

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Synonyms of Melica

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Beckeria Bernh. Syst. Verz. Erf. : 20 (1800) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004292
Bromelica (Thurb.) Farw. Rhodora 21: 77 (1919) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005474
Dalucum Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 323 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010699

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melica:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica alata var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 110, pl. 47, fig. 13. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica asperrima Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 530 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica aurantiaca var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 127. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica barbata Moon Cat. Pl. Ceylon. 8. 1824 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica benedictoi Pau ex Zapater Mem. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. ii. 336, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica brevicoronata var. roseng B.R.Arrill. & Izag. in Rosengurtt et al Gram. Urug. 130, t. 47. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica bulbosa var. typica Cronquist Madroño 7: 77. 1943 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica caerulea Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 180 (1791) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica capacea (Phil.) Scribn. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001349122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica debilis Bergeret Fl. Basses-Pyrénées 1: 69 (1803) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879150
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica duthieana Hack. ex Papp Acad. Româna, Mem. Secţ. Şti. 12(Mem. 9): (51), 237 1937 — wfo-0001097671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica exasperata Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 530 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica famatinensis Hieron. ex Hauman Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 29: 405. 1917 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica festucoides Willd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 119 (1841) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica lanuginosa Desf. Tabl. École Bot. : 15 (1804) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica laxiflora f. violacea Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 117. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica monantha var. roseng B.R.Arrill. & Izag. in Rosengurtt et al Gram. Urug. 132, t. 48. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica nervosa Moon Cat. Pl. Ceylon. 8. 1824 , nomen Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica philippinensis Llanos Fragm. Pl. Filip. 44 1851 — wfo-0001236005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica planifolia Papp – — wfo-0001098456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica primaeva C.T.Brues & B.B.Brues Bull. Wisconsin Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 170 1908 — wfo-0000879367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica sarmentosa var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 148, pl. 55, fig. 5. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica scabra var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 145. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica scandens Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 43 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000879419
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica stuckertii f. violacea Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 112. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melica violacea var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 122. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394478