Name:		Melica L., (1753) [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Gramineae Juss. [Family] Cyperales [Order] Liliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Melica altissima L. Melica breviflora Boiss. Melica bulbosa Geyer ex Hook. Melica bulbosa Porter & Coulter Melica bulbosa Thurb. Melica caerulea L. Melica caerulea Lam. Melica chrysolepis Klok. Melica ciliata L. Melica cupani Guss. Melica jacquemontii Decne. Melica laxiflora Cav. Melica major Sibth. & Sm. Melica minuta L. Melica monticola Prokud. Melica nutans L. Melica onoei Melica picta C. Koch Melica smithii Vasey Melica spectabilis Linn. ex Munro Melica spectabilis Scribn. Melica taurica C. Koch Melica transsilvanica Schur Melica uniflora Retz. Melica virgata Turcz. ex Trin.
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]