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Melochia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 674 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023685.

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Synonyms of Melochia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anamorpha H.Karst. & Triana Nuev. Jen. Esp. 9. 1854. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000001838
Glossospermum Wall. Numer. List n. 1153. 1829. — wfo-4000015814
Lochemia Arn. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 11: 172. 1839. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022056
Moluchia Medik. Malvenfam. 10. 1787. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000024597
Mougeotia Kunth F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 326 (1823) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000024913
Physocodon Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 212. 1858. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000029546
Polychlaena G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 488. 1831. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030713
Riedlea Vent. Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 8(1): 2 (1807) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033272
Visenia Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(8): 308, t. 46, f. 3. 1777. (31 Dec 1777) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000040346
Aleurodendron Reinw. Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg (Blume) 87, nomen. 1823; Syll. Ratisb. ii. (1828) 12. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044896
Altheria Thouars Gen. Nov. Madagasc. 19. 1806 [17 Nov 1806] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044897
Riedleja Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. (Hasskarl) 205 (1844). [Oct 1844] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044906

Species in Melochia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Melochia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia acutangula Span. Linnaea 15: 174 (1841) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000451964
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia berterianum Balb. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 492. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001262202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia candelaris Rottb. Acta Lit. Univ. Hafn. 1: 296. 1778 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000373707
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia capitata Bojer Hortus Maurit. 38. 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000452165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia cornata Huber – — wfo-0001140632
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia hermannioides f. typica Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 122. 1910 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia hirsuta var. regnellii K.Schum. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(3): 46, t. 10. 1886 [1 Mar 1886] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001261947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia mollis (K.Schum.) Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] i. 250 (1928); Hutchinson & Dalziel in Kew Bull. 1928, 297. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001141215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia mollissima Desf. Tabl. École Bot. 148, nomen. 1804; Pers. Syn., 2: 218. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000452155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia parvifolia f. genuina Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 121. 1910 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia parvifolia f. roseiflora K.Schum. & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 4: 70. 1903 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia parvifolia f. typica Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 121. 1910 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia parvifolia var. genuina Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 120. 1910 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia radiata Lign. & Bey Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie sér. 5, viii. 262, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia regnellii Gonçalez Phytotaxa 226(3): 220. 2015 [16 Sep 2015] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001318226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia siphonandra (Turcz.) Dorr Phytoneuron 2023-5: 1 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000049951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia sorocadensis K.Schum. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(3): 42. 1886 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000452219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia spicata var. regnellii (K.Schum.) Dorr Phytoneuron 2023-5: 6 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200041290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia spicata var. tomentosa (K.Schum.) Dorr Phytoneuron 2023-5: 6 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200041291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia taiwaniana S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 5: 132. 2022 [28 Nov 2022] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000041718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia trigyna L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 103 (1912), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia varroniifolia Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 3: 252 (1829) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000452186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Melochia villosa var. regnellii (K.Schum.) Goldberg Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 34: 287 (1967) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001261946