Melica papilionacea Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 92; Mantissa Plantarum: 31. 1767, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Brasilia. D. Arduinus." RCN: 565.

Replaced synonym: Melica brasiliana Ard. (1764) .

Type not designated.

Current name: Melica brasiliana Ard. ( Poaceae).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name for Melica brasiliana Ard. (1764).