Melica teneriffae, is a grass species in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the Canary Islands.

Inflorence is comprised out of 60–120 fertile spikelets with 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in) long peduncle, which is also glabrous.

[1] Fertile lemma is chartaceous, keelless, ovate, pallid, is 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long and 7-veined.

Both the lower and upper glumes are ovate, keelless, membranous, and have acute apexes.

Flowers are fleshy, oblong, truncate, have 2 lodicules, 3 stamens and grow together.