⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-26604376, with some changes.

Xiphopteris rigescens (Bory ex Willd.) Alston is a synonym of Melpomene flabelliformis (Poir.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran

This name is a synonym of Melpomene flabelliformis (Poir.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 26604376) with original publication details: Bol. Soc. Brot., ser. 2, 30: 27 27 1956.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17425470-1.