Poaceae
Melica

Melica transsilvanica Schur

First published in Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4(Anh.): 86 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Mongolia and Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, C. (2014). Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia: 1. Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1956). Flora Kazakhstana 1: 1-354. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Roshevitz, R.J. & al. (eds.) (1950). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 2: 1-315. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Širjaev, G.J. [s.n.] K003212986 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003213777 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [117711] Austria K003212997 Yes
{L. de Thaisz} [264] K003212980 Yes
{Péterfi} [s.n.] Romania K003213002 Yes
Richter, L. [348] K003213004 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Reveal, J.L. [5105] K003213593 Yes
Madalski, J. [s.n.] K003213000 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003213779 Yes
Pallon, F. [s.n.] Russia K003213780 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia K003213776 Yes
Simkovics [s.n.] Austria K003212977 Yes
Gayer [263] K003212979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003213775 Yes
Verdcourt; Wilmot-Dear [5359] France K003212988 Yes
{Dudley} [D35004] Türkiye K003213595 Yes
Péterfi, M. [s.n.] Romania K003213003 Yes
Tscherning, F.A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Austria K003212999 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3599] Greece K003212994 Yes
s.coll. [944] Russia K003213778 Yes
Fiori, A.; Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K003212989 Yes
[H. R. Smith] [40] Bosnia and Herzegovina K003212991 Yes
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K003212996 Yes
Vicherek, J. [s.n.] K003212982 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3599] Greece K003212995 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1301] Albania K003212992 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003213781 Yes
[CambUniver] [N.89] Greece K003212993 Yes
Aust, C. [s.n.] Austria K003212976 Yes
Dürer, M.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Austria K003212998 Yes
Laus, H. [s.n.] K003212984 Yes
Holuby, F. [s.n.] K003212978 Yes
Laus, H. [s.n.] K003212985 Yes
Vihodzevssky, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003212990 Yes
Laus, H. [s.n.] K003212983 Yes
Barth, J. [262] K003212981 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003212987 Yes
Chase, M.W. [5577] K001069348 No
Barth, J. [s.n.] K003213001 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0