Melochia corchorifolia

Melochia corchorifolia

Melochia corchorifolia

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: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Hermannieae
Genus: Melochia
Species: Melochia corchorifolia

Name

Melochia corchorifolia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 675 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lochemia corchorifolia (L.) Arn. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 11: 172 (1839)
  • Mougeotia corchorifolia (L.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 326 (1823)
  • Riedlea corchorifolia (L.) DC. in Prodr. 1: 491 (1824)
  • Visenia corchorifolia (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 30 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Geruma subtriloba Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 182 (1837)
  • Hibiscus donii Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 304 (1842)
  • Hibiscus endlicheri Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 304 (1842)
  • Hibiscus ramosus D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 4: 838 (1847)
  • Hibiscus simplex D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 4: 838 (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Lochemia supina (L.) Arn. ex Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 109 (1845)
  • Melochia affinis Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1198 (1829)
  • Melochia burmanni Zoll. & Moritzi in A.Moritzi, Syst. Verz. Java: 27 (1846)
  • Melochia capitata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 38 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Melochia concatenata L. in Sp. Pl.: 675 (1753)
  • Melochia erecta Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 143 (1768)
  • Melochia fasciculata Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 20 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Melochia pauciflora Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1199 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Melochia supina L. in Sp. Pl.: 675 (1753)
  • Melochia truncata Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 601 (1800)
  • Polychlaena ramosa G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 488 (1831)
  • Polychlaena simplex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 488 (1831)
  • Riedlea capitata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 38 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Riedlea concatenata DC. in Prodr. 1: 492 (1824)
  • Riedlea radiata Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 86 (1825)
  • Riedlea supina (L.) DC. in Prodr. 1: 491 (1824)
  • Riedlea truncata DC. in Prodr. 1: 491 (1824)
  • Sida cuneifolia Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 50 (1814), nom. nud.
  • Visenia concatenata Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 31 (1826)
  • Visenia supina (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 31 (1826)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Tropical & Subtropical Old World Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Mauritius, Mississippi, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Panamá, Réunion, South Carolina, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 675. Reference page. , nom. cons.

Additional references

• Martins Gonçalez, V. & Lopes Esteves, G. (2015). Synopsis of Melochia L. (Byttnerioideae, Malvaceae) in southeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 226: 217-232.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melochia corchorifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melochia corchorifolia. 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 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melochia corchorifolia. Published online. Accessed: September 10 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melochia corchorifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melochia corchorifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Chocolate Weed
தமிழ்: பிண்ணாக்கு கீரை

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