Melica scabra

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 scabra

Melica scabra Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 164 (1816)

Heterotypic
- Melica cajamarcensis Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 454 (1923)
- Melica cajamarcensis f. densa Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 132 (1928)
- Melica majuscula Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 453 (1923)
- Melica majuscula var. glabra Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 135 (1928)
- Melica pallida Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 164 (1816)
- Melica pyrifera Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 52: 307 (1902)
- Melica scabra var. glabra Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 145 (1928)
- Melica scabra var. pubescens Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 145 (1928)
- Melica scabra f. pubescens (Papp) W.Hempel in Feddes Repert. 84: 556 (1973)
- Melica weberbaueri Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 455 (1923)
- Melica weberbaueri var. decolorata Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 455 (1923)
- Melica weberbaueri var. pilosula Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 133 (1928)
- Melica weberbaueri var. talcahuanoensis Papp in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 353 (1928)
- Melica weberbaueri var. typica Papp in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 133 (1928), not validly publ.
- Melica weberbaueri var. violascens Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 455 (1923)

Melica scabra Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 148 (1835), nom. illeg. vide Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 387 (1905)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Kunth, C.S. in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, 816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 1: 164

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 scabra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 03. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Melica scabra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Melica scabra. Published online. Accessed: November 03 2025. Reference page.