Melica racemosa Thunb. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 21 (1794) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Melica species Melica racemosa Name Synonyms Melica bolusii Stapf Melica brevifolia Stapf Melica caffrorum Schrad. Melica caffrorum var. elatior Nees Melica decumbens Gordon-Gray Melica decumbens var. racemosa (Thunb.) Kuntze Melica ovalis Nees Melica pumila Stapf Homonyms Melica racemosa Thunb. Melica racemosa Muhl.