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Melochia 
Melochia arborea, plate from Flora de Filipinas (1880-1883) by Francisco Manuel Blanco Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Byttnerioideae Tribe: Hermannieae Genus: Melochia
L. (1753)[1]Species See text.
Synonyms Physodium C.Presl
Visenia Houtt.[1]Melochia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Some authorities place it in Sterculiaceae.[1] It comprises 54 species from the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, ranging from India eastwards through Malesia and the Pacific Islands to the Americas and the Caribbean. The name comes from the Arabic word for tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius).[2]
Contents
Selected species
- Melochia arborea
- Melochia caracasana
- Melochia carrioni
- Melochia chamaedrys
- Melochia corchorifolia L.[3]
- Melochia hermanoides
- Melochia makateaensis
- Melochia nodiflora Sw.[4]
- Melochia odorata
- Melochia parvifolia
- Melochia pilosa
- Melochia pyramidata L.[3]
- Melochia spicata
- Melochia tomentosa L.[4]
- Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf[3]
- Melochia villosa
- Melochia vitiensis
Formerly placed here
- Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borss.Waalk. (as M. cordata Burm.f.)
References
Notes
- ^ a b c "Genus: Melochia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7445. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Starr et al. (2003).
- ^ a b c "GRIN Species Records of Melochia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7445. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ a b "Melochia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21547. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
Sources
- Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim; & Loope, Lloyd (2003-03). "Melochia umbellata". United States Geological Survey. http://www.hear.org/Pier/pdf/pohreports/melochia_umbellata.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
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