Malvaceae

Melhania Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 64 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to Myanmar, Jawa to Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China South-Central, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 230.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: CVII, 64 (1775).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pls. 5: 268 (2003)
  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: cvii, 64 (1775);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 28, 2000 Collenette, I.S. [8467] Saudi Arabia K000671856 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas [139] K000241226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolle, C. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001035917 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1200] K001112392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilkes [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001035916 No
s.coll. [498] Indian Subcontinent K000031186 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chirutse, P.; Manhiça, C.; Silva, P.; Bucuane, C.; Malate, Z.; Fumo, F.; Mula, H.; Mondlane, J. [PC69] Mozambique K009000597 No
Wight, R. [236] India K000031184 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1200] K001112394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000671884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [195] Cabo Verde K001134630 Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000031183 Type Yes
Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000031185 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1200] K001112393 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/