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Melhania polygama
Melhania polygama is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to South Africa.
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Description
Melhania polygama grows as a shrub about 35 centimetres (14 in) tall, with numerous stems. The leaves are stellate tomentose and measure up to 9 cm (4 in) long. Inflorescences measure up to 6 cm (2 in) long, are typically one to three-flowered and feature yellow petals. Uniquely within the genus Melhania, the flowers are polygamous.
Range & habitat
Melhania polygama is known only from Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park (formerly Umfolozi Game Reserve) in KwaZulu-Natal. Its habitat is on grassy hill slopes.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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 589742.