Melhania prostrata

Melhania prostrata

Melhania prostrata

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: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Melhania
Species: Melhania prostrata

Name

Melhania prostrata Burch., 1824

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dombeya prostrata Burch. ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 499 (1824)
  • Melhania linearifolia Sond. in Linnaea 23: 18 (1850)
  • Melhania prostrata f. latifolia Baker f. in J. Bot. 37: 425 (1899)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burchell, W.J. 1824. Travels in the interior of southern Africa. Vol. 2. 624 pp. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brow, London. BHL Reference page. : 2: 263

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melhania prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melhania prostrata. 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 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melhania prostrata. Published online. Accessed: September 16 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melhania prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 September 2023.

Vernacular names

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