Nomenclature: wfo-0000452168
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Melochia arenosa J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 127 (1841)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 127. 1841 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000380945: Schomburgk [31] Guyana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000380946: Schomburgk [519] Guyana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779780: Schomburgh [519] Guyana Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779781: Schomburgk [31] Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779782: s.coll. [2055] Guyana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779783: Gardner [2489] Brazil Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779784: Gardner [2489] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000779785: Spruce [1129] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Schomburgk, Robert: 31. Barcode: E00265881. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : George Bentham (1800-1884) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Benth.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 824418-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2508577
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2508577
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Melochia > Melochia arenosa
Synonyms
- Melochia llanorum
- Melochia cinerea
- Melochia corumbensis
- Riedlea littoralis
- Melochia littoralis
- Melochia cinerea var. discolor
Taxonomic References
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2508577 Based on the initial data import