Melhania ovata

Melhania ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Melhania
Species: Melhania ovata

Name

Melhania ovata (Cav.) Spreng., 1826

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Brotera ovata Cav. in Icon. 5: 20 (1799)
  • Melochia ovata (Cav.) Desf. in Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2: 172 (1815)
  • Pentapetes ovata (Cav.) Willd. in Enum. Pl.: 719 (1809), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Brotera leprieurii Guill. & Perr. in Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 86 (1831)
  • Hibiscus azbenicus Miré & H.Gillet in J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 3: 244 (1956)
  • Melhania abyssinica A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 76 (1848)
  • Melhania balakrishnanii K.Ravik., R.Ganesan & Ramam. in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 31: 172 (1989 publ. 1992)
  • Melhania leprieurii (Guill. & Perr.) Webb in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 113 (1849)
  • Melhania oblongata Hochst. ex Mast. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 232 (1868)
  • Melhania ovata var. abyssinica (A.Rich.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 7 (1900)
  • Melhania ovata var. montana K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 7 (1900)
  • Melhania ovata var. oblongata Hochst. ex K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 9 (1900)
  • Pentapetes leprieurii (Guill. & Perr.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 299 (1841)
  • Pentapetes parviflora Fisch. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 604 (1821), not validly publ.
  • Sprengelia modesta Schult. in Observ. Bot.: 134 (1809)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde Regional: Central Africa Chad, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Africa Mauritania, Senegal Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Pakistan Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 16. 3: 32

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melhania ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melhania ovata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melhania ovata. Published online. Accessed: September 16 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melhania ovata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 September 2023.

Vernacular names

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