''Melhania'' is a
genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants.
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'' (POWO):Melhania acuminata
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Mast.
*''Melhania albiflora
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' (Hiern) Exell & Mendonça
*''Melhania ambovombeensis
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Arènes
*''Melhania andrahomanensis
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Arènes
*''Melhania angustifolia
''Melhania angustifolia'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Zanzibar.
Description
''Melhania angustifolia'' grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) or shrub up to tall. The ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, te ...
'' K.Schum.
*''Melhania annua
''Melhania annua'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.
Description
''Melhania annua'' grows as an annual herb, up to tall. The pubescent leaves are ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other ...
'' Thulin
*''Melhania apiculata
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Baker f.
*''Melhania beguinotii
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Cufod.
*''Melhania brachycarpa
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Domin
*''Melhania burchellii
''Melhania burchellii'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.
Description
''Melhania burchellii'' grows as a shrub up to tall, with many branche ...
'' DC.
*''Melhania cannabina
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Wight ex Mast.
*''Melhania carrissoi
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Exell & Mendonça
*''Melhania corchoriflora
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Baill.
*''Melhania coriacea
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Chiov.
*''Melhania damarana
''Melhania damarana'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
Description
''Melhania damarana'' grows as a shrub tall, with several stems from a woody base. The leaves measure up to long and are densely stellate tomento ...
'' Harv.
*''Melhania decaryana
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Arènes
*''Melhania dehnhardtii
''Melhania dehnhardtii'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is named for the German explorers Clemens and Gustav Denhardt.
Description
''Melhania dehnhardtii'' grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) up to tall. The elliptic to ovate leaves are t ...
'' K.Schum.
*''Melhania denhamii
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' R.Br.
*''Melhania didyma
''Melhania didyma'' is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
Description
''Melhania didyma'' grows as a low bushy shrub tall, sometimes to tall. It branches from near the base, with a woody main stem. The leaves ar ...
'' Eckl. & Zeyh.
*''Melhania engleriana
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' K.Schum.
*''Melhania fiherenanensis
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' Arènes
*''Melhania forbesii
''Melhania forbesii'' is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English naturalist and plant collector John Forbes.
Description
''Melhania forbesii'' grows as a small shrub about tall, with a br ...
'' Planch. ex Mast.
*'' Melhania fruticosa'' Arènes
*''Melhania futteyporensis
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Munro ex Mast.
*'' Melhania hamiltoniana'' Wall.
*'' Melhania hiranensis'' Thulin
*''Melhania humbertii
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Arènes
*'' Melhania incana'' B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.
*''Melhania integra
''Melhania integra'' is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to South Africa.
Description
''Melhania integra'' grows as a shrub tall, with several woody stems. The tomentose leaves measure up to long. Inflorescences are typically ...
'' I.Verd.
*'' Melhania itampoloensis'' (Hochr.) Arènes
*''Melhania jaberi
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Abedin
*''Melhania javanica
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Adelb.
*''Melhania kelleri
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Schinz
*''Melhania latibracteolata
''Melhania latibracteolata'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.
Description
''Melhania latibracteolata'' grows as a Glossary of botanical terms#suffrutex, suffrutex (subshrub) up to tall. The elliptic to Glossary of bota ...
'' Dorr
*''Melhania magnifolia
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Blatt. & Hallb.
*''Melhania mananarensis
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Arènes
*'' Melhania menafe'' Arènes
*''Melhania minutissima
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Hochr.
*''Melhania muricata
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Balf.f.
*''Melhania oblongifolia
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yemen.
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'' F.Muell.
*''Melhania orbiculari-dentata
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Arènes
*''Melhania ovata
''Melhania ovata'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae.
Description
''Melhania ovata'' grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) or shrub up to tall. The elliptic to ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts ...
'' (Cav.) Spreng.
*''Melhania parviflora
''Melhania parviflora'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.
Description
''Melhania parviflora'' grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) or shrub up to tall. The elliptic, oblong or ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) ...
'' Chiov.
*''Melhania perrieri
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Hochr.
*''Melhania phillipsiae
''Melhania phillipsiae'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Description
''Melhania phillipsiae'' grows as a shrub up to tall. The ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals ...
'' Baker f.
*''Melhania poissonii
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Arènes
*'' Melhania polygama'' I.Verd.
*''Melhania polyneura
''Melhania polyneura'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae.
Description
''Melhania polyneura'' grows as a herb up to tall. The oblong or ovate leaves are tomentose and measure up to long. Inflorescences are four-flowered. The flowers have ye ...
'' K.Schum.
*'' Melhania praemorsa'' Dorr
*''Melhania prostrata
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Burch.
*''Melhania quercifolia
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Thulin
*''Melhania randii
''Melhania randii'' is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English doctor and plant collector R.F. Rand (1856–1937).
Description
''Melhania randii'' grows as a small shrub tall, with several ...
'' Baker f.
*''Melhania rehmannii
''Melhania rehmannii'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the Polish botanist and geographer Anton Rehmann.
Description
''Melhania rehmannii'' grows as a small shrub up to tall, with many stems. The ...
'' Szyszył.
*''Melhania rotundata
''Melhania rotundata'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.
Description
''Melhania rotundata'' grows as a herb or subshrub up to tall, rarely to . The round to ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepal ...
'' Hochst. ex Mast.
*'' Melhania sidoides'' (Wight & Arn.) Noltie
*'' Melhania somalensis'' Baker f.
*'' Melhania spathulata'' Arènes
*''Melhania steudneri
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Schweinf.
*''Melhania stipulosa
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' J.R.I.Wood
*''Melhania substricta
''Melhania substricta'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa and Yemen.
Description
''Melhania substricta'' grows as a subshrub up to tall. The elliptic to ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or ...
'' Dorr
*''Melhania suluensis
''Melhania suluensis'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
Description
''Melhania suluensis'' grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) tall, with many branches. The leaves measure up to long and are thinly stellate tomentos ...
'' Gerstner
*''Melhania transvaalensis
''Melhania transvaalensis'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to South Africa.
Description
''Melhania transvaalensis'' grows as a shrub tall, with several stems. The oblong leaves measure up to long and are coarsely pubescent The adj ...
'' Szyszył.
*'' Melhania tulearensis'' Arènes
*''Melhania velutina
''Melhania velutina'' is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Description
''Melhania velutina'' grows as a herb or subshrub up to tall, rarely to . The ovate leaves are tomentose above and measure up to ...
'' Forssk.
*'' Melhania virescens'' K.Schum.
*'' Melhania vohipalensis'' Arènes
*'' Melhania volleseniana'' Dorr
*''Melhania zavattarii
''Melhania'' is a genus of small shrubs or herbaceous plants. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The genus is named for Mount Melhan in Yem ...
'' Cufod.
''Melhania decanthera'' (Cav.) DC and ''M. laurifolia'' Bojer are now in ''Dombeya
''Dombeya'' is a flowering plant genus. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. These plants are known by a number of vernacular names which sometim ...
'' (as '' D. decanthera'' and '' D. laurifolia'').[Hinsley, Stewart R. (2009)]
Partial Synonymy of ''Melhania''
Retrieved 9 February 2009. 2021 study subsumed ''Trochetiopsis
The flowering plant genus ''Trochetiopsis'' consists of two extant and one extinct species endemic to the island of Saint Helena (South Atlantic Ocean). They were formerly placed in the family Sterculiaceae, but this is included in the expanded ...
'', endemic to Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
, and ''Paramelhania
''Paramelhania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance inclu ...
,'' native to Madagascar into ''Melhania''.
References
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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