Melhania abyssinica A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 76 (1848)
This name is a synonym of Melhania ovata

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. [Cited as Melhania ovata.]
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828. [Cited as Melhania ovata.]
  • Nithya, S.P. & al. (2021). The identity of Melhania balakrishnanii (Malvaceae). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 45: 40-42. [Cited as Melhania ovata.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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