Melica imperfecta

Melica imperfecta

Melica imperfecta

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 imperfecta

Name

Melica imperfecta Trin., 1836

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Melica colpodioides Nees in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 283 (1838)
  • Melica colpodioides var. subtriflora Nees in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 283 (1838), nom. nud.
  • Melica colpodoides var. sesquiflora Nees in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 283 (1838), nom. nud.
  • Melica imperfecta var. flexuosa Bol. in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 101 (1870)
  • Melica imperfecta var. minor Scribn. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 37: 42 (1885)
  • Melica imperfecta var. pubens Scribn. in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 30: 8 (1901)
  • Melica imperfecta var. refracta Thurb. in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 303 (1880)
  • Melica imperforata Nees ex Hook. & Arn. in W.J.Hooker & G.A.W.Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy.: 403 (1840), orth. var.
  • Melica panicoides Nutt. in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, 1: 188 (1848)
  • Melica parishii Vasey ex Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 500 (1896)
  • Melica poioides Nutt. in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, 1: 188 (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona, California, Nevada Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trinius, C.B. v.: 1836. Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 68

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica imperfecta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melica imperfecta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica imperfecta. 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 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica imperfecta. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica imperfecta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 02.

Vernacular names

English: smallflower melicgrass, Little California melic

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