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June 2025

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Melica violacea Cav.

This species name was first published in Icon. 5: 47 (1799)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000879483.

Synonyms of Melica violacea Cav.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Melica alata Nees ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 290 (1854) wfo-0000878986
Melica alata var. filiculmis (É.Desv.) Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 111 (1928) wfo-0000878987
Melica alata var. mollis Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 111 (1928) wfo-0000878988
Melica filiculmis É.Desv. Fl. Chil. 6: 378 (1854) wfo-0000879172
Melica laxiflora Cav. Icon. 5: 48 (1799) wfo-0000879238
Melica valdiviana Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 43: 572 (1873) wfo-0000879480
Melica violacea f. mollis (Papp) W.Hempel Feddes Repert. 84: 557 (1973) wfo-0000879484
Melica laxiflora var. typica Papp Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 116 (1928) wfo-0001373874