Melochia parvifolia

Melochia parvifolia

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 parvifolia
Varieties: M. p. var. fasciculata –. M. p. var. parvifolia

Name

Melochia parvifolia Kunth, 1823

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melochia parvifolia var. genuina Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 120 (1910), not validly publ.
  • Melochia parvifolia f. genuina Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 121 (1910), not validly publ.
  • Melochia parvifolia var. normalis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 25 (1898), not validly publ.
  • Melochia parvifolia f. typica Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 121 (1910), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Southern South America Paraguay Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, 1823. Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 325

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melochia parvifolia 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 parvifolia. 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 parvifolia. Published online. Accessed: September 10 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melochia parvifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2023.

Vernacular names

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