5057.000 Melochia L.

Description of the genus

Herb (in ours). Leaves simple. Flowers all bisexual, in cymose clusters. Bracts present. Calyx shortly 5-lobed. Petals present, marcescent. Stamens 5; filaments ± connate into a tube; anthers glabrous. Staminodes 0. Ovary 5-locular; each loculus with 2 ovules. Styles 5. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 54 species in the tropics, mainly America

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
corchorifolia L.		Description, Image
melissifolia Benth.

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Flora of Botswana: Melochia
Flora of Caprivi: Melochia
Flora of Malawi: Melochia
Flora of Mozambique: Melochia
Flora of Zambia: Melochia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Melochia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Melochia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Melochia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Melochia
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iNaturalist: Melochia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melochia
JSTOR Plant Science: Melochia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Melochia
Plants of the World Online: Melochia
Tropicos: Melochia
Wikipedia: Melochia