Melica cupani

Taxonavigation

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

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

Melica cupani Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl.: 17 (1832)

Homotypic
- Melica persica subsp. cupani (Guss.) P.H.Davis in Fl. Turkey 9: 535 (1985)
Heterotypic
- Melica cupani f. hirtella W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 115 (2012)
- Melica cupani subsp. humilis (Boiss.) W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 114 (2012)
- Melica cupani f. humilis (Boiss.) W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 115 (2012)
- Melica cupani var. humilis W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 115 (2012), nom. illeg.
- Melica cupani var. malacitana Lojac. in Naturalista Sicil. 1: 13 (1881)
- Melica cupani f. malacitana (Lojac.) W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 114 (2012)
- Melica cupani var. pubescens W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 122: 115 (2012)
- Melica humilis Boiss. in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 662 (1844)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regional: Southern Europe Italy, Sicilia Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain Introduced into: Greece References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Melica cupani in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Melica cupani. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Melica cupani. Published online. Accessed: November 02 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. November 02 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2025. Reference page.