Melochia pyramidata

Melochia pyramidata

Melochia pyramidata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Hermannieae
Genus: Melochia
Species: Melochia pyramidata
Varieties: M. p. var. hieronymi – M. p. var. pyramidata

Name

Melochia pyramidata L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melochia pyramidata var. normalis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 25 (1898), not validly publ.
  • Moluchia pyramidata (L.) Britton in Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 69 (1918)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental:Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida, Lousiana Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest , Texas Introduced into: Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, India, Marquesas, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles Doubtfully present in: French Guiana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 674. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Martins Gonçalez, V. & Lopes Esteves, G. (2015). Synopsis of Melochia L. (Byttnerioideae, Malvaceae) in southeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 226: 217-232.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melochia pyramidata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melochia pyramidata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melochia pyramidata. Published online. Accessed: September 10 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melochia pyramidata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melochia pyramidata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: pyramidflower

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