| Melhania parviflora Chiov. |
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Family : Sterculiaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : MALVACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Somala 2: 31 (1932) |
| Information on the genus : Melhania |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Annual or perennial herb to 50 cm tall. |
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| Ecology : |
Acacia-Commiphora woodland and bushland; limestone soils, grey sand derived from gneissic rocks, volcanic soil, black cotton soil; 50-1550 m alt. Very close to M. cannabinaWight from India, or perphaps conspecific (cf. Thulin, Fl. Somal. 2: 26, 1999). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Sterculiaceae : 81 (2007).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°120494 |
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