Biology:Melhania ovata
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Melhania |
| Species: | M. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Melhania ovata | |
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Melhania ovata is a plant in the family Malvaceae.
Description
Melhania ovata grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) or shrub up to 1 metre (3 ft) tall. The elliptic to ovate leaves are tomentose above and measure up to 8.5 cm (3 in) long. Inflorescences are two to three-flowered or have solitary flowers, on a stalk measuring up to 4.5 cm (2 in) long. The flowers have yellow petals.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Melhania ovata is native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan.[1] In Pakistan, it was known from Balochistan but rare and considered possibly introduced.[3] Its habitat is in grassland and wooded bushland at altitudes of about 500–1,900 m (1,600–6,200 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Melhania ovata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824379-1. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cheek, Martin; Dorr, Laurence J. (2007). Beentje, Henk. ed. Sterculiaceae – Flora of Tropical East Africa. 237. East African governments by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842461853.
- ↑ "Melhania ovata", Flora of Pakistan, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250065523, retrieved 11 November 2019
Wikidata ☰ Q15375813 entry
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