Eremopoa medica H. Scholz, Willdenowia 11(1): 96. 1981.

Gillespie, Lynn J., Soreng, Robert John, Cabi, Evren & Amiri, Neda, 2018, Phylogeny and taxonomic synopsis of Poa subgenus Pseudopoa (including Eremopoa and Lindbergella) (Poaceae, Poeae, Poinae), PhytoKeys 111, pp. 69-102 : 88

Eremopoa medica H. Scholz, Willdenowia 11(1): 96. 1981.

Type.

Persia, Prov. Azerbaijan occid.: In pratis paludosis SE Shahpur versus lacum Rezaiyeh (Urmia), 1300 m; 12 Jun 1971, Rechinger 41820 (holotype: W [W1972-0000975 image!; isotypes: B! [B 10_0272774], GZU [GZU000201751 image!], WU [WU0033125 image!]).

Notes.

The type collection of Eremopoa medica is clearly a perennial species of Puccinellia (possibly P. gigantea (Grossh.) Grossh.) with lemmas rounded on the back, a distinct short crown of callus hairs and papillae common on vegetative structures (pedicels and leaves). Material cited as E. medica in Rahmanian et al. (2014, fig. 5) appears to us to be Poa persica subsp. persica ; their description and illustration indicate an annual habit, pubescent lemmas and panicles with 10 or more branches per whorl. The single specimen (TARI 35082) cited was included in our molecular analysis and formed a clade with other P. persica accessions in all trees.

Invalid names, not vouchered

Festuca amherstiana Nees, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 417. 1839, nom. nud., name in list, no voucher.

Notes. Kew GrassBase (Clayton et al. 2002+) indicates it is equal to E. persica . The specimen K00078950 (ex P) (image!), Voyage V. Jacquemont aux Indes orient. no. 1902, has this name on the label. The specimen is certainly P. diaphora , not P. persica .