Melica uniflora

Melica uniflora

Melica uniflora

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 uniflora

Name

Melica uniflora Retz., 1779

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dalucum lobelianum Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 353 (1901), nom. superfl.
  • Melica nutans subsp. uniflora (Retz.) Ehrh. in Hannover. Mag. 18: 215 (1780)
• Heterotypic
  • Melica lobelii Vill. in Fl. Delphinalis: 6 (1786)
  • Melica nutans Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 179 (1791), nom. illeg.
  • Melica nutans subsp. uniflora Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 364 (1894)
  • Melica uniflora var. autumnalis (Pers.) Papp in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65: 332 (1932)
  • Melica uniflora var. leiophylla Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 3: 18 (1955)
  • Melica uniflora var. mollis Papp in Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 18: 458 (1933)
  • Melica uniflora f. pallida Lorenzen in J.Lange, Haandb. Danske Fl., Rett. og Tilf., ed. 4: 7 (1897)
  • Melica uniflora var. pilosa Papp in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65: 332 (1932)
  • Melica uniflora f. pilosa (Papp) W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 169 (2012)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Northern Europe Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Turkey Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Retzius, A.J. 1779. Observationes Botanicae: sex fasciculis comprehensae. Fasc. 1. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium. BHL Reference page. : 1:10.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica uniflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melica uniflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica uniflora. 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 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica uniflora. Published online. Accessed: January 03 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica uniflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 03.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Einblütiges Perlgras
suomi: Röyhyhelmikkä
Nederlands: Eenbloemig Parelgras

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