title: Melinia
text: # 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
  