Melica nutans L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 651-689 : 663

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Melica nutans Linnaeus View in CoL , Species Plantarum 1: 66. 1753 View Cited Treatment .

"Habitat in Europae frigidioris rupibus." RCN: 563.

Lectotype (Hempel in Jarvis in Taxon 41: 566. 1992): Herb. Linn. No. 86.2 ( LINN) .

Generitype of Melica Linnaeus.

Current name: Melica nutans L. View in CoL ( Poaceae ).

Note: Melica nutans , with the type designated by Hempel, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 566. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).