Melica amethystina

Melica amethystina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Meliceae
Genus: Melica
Species: Melica amethystina

Name

Melica amethystina Pourr., 1788

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dalucum bauhini (All.) Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 351 (1901)
  • Melica bauhini All. in Auct. Fl. Pedem.: 43 (1789)
  • Melica bauhinii var. setacea (Pers.) Papp in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65: 312 (1932)
  • Melica ciliata subsp. bauhinii (All.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 364 (1894)
  • Melica litoralis Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 43: 572 (1873), nom. illeg.
  • Melica setacea Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 78 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, France, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pourret, P.A. 1788. Extrait de la Chloris Narbonensis, renfermée dans la relation d'un Voyage fait depuis Narbonne jusqu'au Montserrat, par les Pyrénées. Histoire et Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse 3: 297–334. Gallica Reference page. : 3: 322

Additional references

• von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2012-continuously updated). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica amethystina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melica amethystina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica amethystina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica amethystina. Published online. Accessed: January 01 2023.

Vernacular names

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