Malvaceae
Melhania

Melhania futteyporensis Munro ex Mast.

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 373 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pakistan to Central India. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Sharma, M., Jerath, N. & Chadha, J. (2009). Material for the flora of Punjab state - XVI: a supplement. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 585-588.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Sharma, M., Jerath, N. & Chadha, J. (2009). Material for the flora of Punjab state - XVI: a supplement. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 585-588.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Munro [258] India K000671882 Type Yes
Griffith [609/4] K000671883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n.] India Melhania tomentosa K000671854 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stocks, J.E. [58] India Melhania tomentosa K000671853 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © 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 2026. 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