Melhania balakrishnanii K.Ravik., R.Ganesan & Ramam.

First published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 31: 172 (1989 publ. 1992)
This name is a synonym of Melhania ovata

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising 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. [Cited as Melhania cannabina.]
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India. [Cited as Melhania cannabina.]
  • 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

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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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