Melinia
# Melinia

Melinia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It was initially given the name Brachylepis, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, meaning that someone else had already used the name for a different plant. Melinia is native to South America.

## Species

* Melinia eichleri (E. Fourn.) K. Schum. - Brazil
* Melinia peruviana Schltr. - Ayacucho in Peru
* Melinia volcanense Krapov. & S. Cáceres - Jujuy Province in NW Argentina

## formerly included

moved to other genera (Hemipogon, Metastelma, Oxypetalum, Philibertia, Widgrenia)

* M. angustifolia now Metastelma mexicanum
* M. atropurpurea now Oxypetalum commersonianum
* M. campanulata now Philibertia parviflora
* M. candolleana now Philibertia candolleana
* M. commersoniana now Oxypetalum commersonianum
* M. corymbosa now Widgrenia corymbosa
* M. discolor now Philibertia discolor
* M. glaziovii now Oxypetalum glaziovii
* M. harleyi now Hemipogon harleyi
* M. hilariana now Oxypetalum urbanianum
* M. iberae now Widgrenia corymbosa
* M. mexicana now Metastelma mexicanum
* M. micrantha now Philibertia micrantha
* M. parviflora now Philibertia parviflora
* M. tubata now Philibertia tubata
