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Melochia
Melochia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It comprises 54 species from the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, ranging from India eastwards through Malesia and the Pacific Islands to the Americas and the Caribbean.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pyramid Flower
speciesMelochia pyramidata
Gulf Teabush
speciesMelochia tomentosa
chocolateweed
speciesMelochia corchorifolia
bretonica peluda
speciesMelochia spicata
Hornbeam Leaved Melochia
speciesMelochia nodiflora
Melochia parvifolia
speciesMelochia parvifolia
toilet paper tree
speciesMelochia umbellata
Melochia lupulina
speciesMelochia lupulina
Melochia villosa
speciesMelochia villosa
Melochia betonicifolia
speciesMelochia betonicifolia
Melochia odorata
speciesMelochia odorata
Melochia anomala
speciesMelochia anomala
Melochia villosissima
speciesMelochia villosissima
Melochia argentina
speciesMelochia argentina
Melochia melissifolia
speciesMelochia melissifolia
Melochia chamaedrys
speciesMelochia chamaedrys
Melochia mollis
speciesMelochia mollis
Melochia tomentella
speciesMelochia tomentella
Melochia pilosa
speciesMelochia pilosa
Melochia ulmifolia
speciesMelochia ulmifolia
Melochia hermannioides
speciesMelochia hermannioides
Melochia siphonandra
speciesMelochia siphonandra
Melochia werdermannii
speciesMelochia werdermannii
Melochia graminifolia
speciesMelochia graminifolia
Melochia leucantha
speciesMelochia leucantha
Melochia longidentata
speciesMelochia longidentata
Melochia lanceolata
speciesMelochia lanceolata
Melochia thymifolia
speciesMelochia thymifolia
Melochia goldbergii
speciesMelochia goldbergii
Melochia splendens
speciesMelochia splendens
Melochia savannarum
speciesMelochia savannarum
Melochia speciosa
speciesMelochia speciosa
Melochia peruviana
speciesMelochia peruviana
Melochia sergipana
speciesMelochia sergipana
Melochia arenosa
speciesMelochia arenosa
Melochia simplex
speciesMelochia simplex
Melochia hassleriana
speciesMelochia hassleriana
Melochia morongii
speciesMelochia morongii
Melochia bernoulliana
speciesMelochia bernoulliana
Melochia urticifolia
speciesMelochia urticifolia
Melochia canescens
speciesMelochia canescens
Melochia parhamii
speciesMelochia parhamii
Melochia bissei
speciesMelochia bissei
Melochia crenata
speciesMelochia crenata
Melochia grayana
speciesMelochia grayana
Melochia lanata
speciesMelochia lanata
Melochia roseiflora
speciesMelochia roseiflora
Melochia ministella
speciesMelochia ministella
Melochia pulverulenta
speciesMelochia pulverulenta
Melochia betsiliensis
speciesMelochia betsiliensis
Melochia kerriifolia
speciesMelochia kerriifolia
Melochia pterocarpa
speciesMelochia pterocarpa
Melochia trujilloi
speciesMelochia trujilloi
Melochia colombiana
speciesMelochia colombiana
Melochia longibracteolata
speciesMelochia longibracteolata
Melochia oaxacana
speciesMelochia oaxacana
Melochia nudiflora
speciesMelochia nudiflora
Melochia gardneri
speciesMelochia gardneri
Melochia caracasana
speciesMelochia caracasana
Melochia longepetiolata
speciesMelochia longepetiolata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157724.