Melochia nodiflora

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 nodiflora

Name

Melochia nodiflora Sw., Prodr.: 97. 1788.

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Mougeotia nodiflora (Sw.) Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 5(23): 330(–331). 1821 [1823]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 5(23): 257. 1821 [1823].
- Riedlea nodiflora (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 1: 491. 1824. (as Riedleia nodiflora)
- Visenia nodiflora (Sw.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 30. 1826.

Heterotypic
- Melochia carpinifolia J.C.Wendl., Bot. Beob.: 52. 1798.
- Riedlea urticifolia Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 209. 1858. (as Riedleja urticaefolia)
- Melochia conglobata Sessé & Moc., Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 106. 1887 [1889]. (as Conglobata)
- Melochia urticifolia (Turcz.) Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(3): 804. 1923. (as Melochia urticaefolia)
- ? Melochia nodiflora var. longipetiolata Kitan., God. Sofiisk. Univ. Biol. Fak., 2, Bot. Mikrobiol. Fiziol. Biokhim. Rast. 64(2): 61. 1969/1970 [1972].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Colombia.
- Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

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Additional references

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Kunth, C.S. 1823. Büttneriaceae. Pp. 309–333, tt. 481^a–484 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 5 (quarto ed.). N. Maze, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
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Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Melochia nodiflora. Published online. Accessed: 28 April 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melochia nodiflora.
Hassler, M. 2018. Melochia nodiflora. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 30400638. 28. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: April 2018 30400638.
Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Melochia nodiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 April 2018.
Melochia nodiflora in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 28 April 2018.
Melochia nodiflora in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 28 April 2018.

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Vernacular names

English: bretonica prieta

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