Melica nitens

Melica nitens

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 nitens

Name

Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper, 1905

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melica diffusa var. nitens Scribn. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 37: 44 (1885)
• Heterotypic
  • Melica scabra Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 148 (1835), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Nuttall, T., 1905. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 32:387.

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 nitens 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 nitens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica nitens. 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 nitens. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica nitens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 02.

Vernacular names

English: threeflower melicgrass

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