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5057.000 Melochia
Description of the genus
Herb (in ours). Leaves simple. Flowers all bisexual, in cymose clusters. Bracts present. Calyx shortly 5-lobed. Petals present, marcescent. Stamens 5; filaments ± connate into a tube; anthers glabrous. Staminodes 0. Ovary 5-locular; each loculus with 2 ovules. Styles 5. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 54 species in the tropics, mainly America Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| corchorifolia L. | N,Z,T,MS,M | Description, Image |
| melissifolia Benth. | Z,MS |
Other sources of information about Melochia:
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Flora of Botswana: MelochiaFlora of Burundi: Melochia
Flora of Caprivi: Melochia
Flora of Malawi: Melochia
Flora of Zambia: Melochia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Melochia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MelochiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Melochia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Melochia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Melochia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Melochia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melochia
JSTOR Plant Science: Melochia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Melochia
Plants of the World Online: Melochia
Tropicos: Melochia
Wikipedia: Melochia
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