Malvaceae
Melhania

Melhania parviflora Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 31 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tanzania. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cheek, M. & Dorr, L. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Sterculiaceae: 1-134.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Flow. E. Afr.: t. 289 (1987), excl. syn. M. taylorii
  • E.P.A.: 578 (1959)
  • Fl. Eth. 2(2): 174, fig. 80.4/2 (1995)
  • Fl. Somala 2: 31 (1932)
  • Thulin, Fl. Som. 2: 26 (1999).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [2798] Kenya K000197456 No
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] Kenya K005053075 Yes
Leippert, H. [5097] Uganda K005053068 Yes
Williams, G.R.; Sangai [828] Kenya K005053078 Yes
Van Someren (Dr) [5964] Kenya K005053076 Yes
Verdcourt [1103] Kenya K005053084 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC2361] Tanzania K005053085 Yes
Verdcourt [3950] Kenya K005053071 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1193] Kenya K005053069 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [18653] Kenya K005053074 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13235] Kenya K005053070 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [167] Kenya K005053080 Yes
Napier, E.R. [6362] Kenya K005053073 Yes
Rawlins, S. [s.n.] Kenya K005053082 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [5298] Tanzania K005053086 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs) [3391] Kenya K005053077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K005053079 Yes
s.coll. [11099] Kenya K005053081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K005053083 Yes
Rawlins, S. [800] Kenya K005053072 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

    • '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