Biology:Melhania forbesii
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Short description: Species of flowering 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. forbesii
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| Melhania forbesii Planch. ex Mast.[1]
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Melhania forbesii is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English naturalist and plant collector John Forbes.[2]
Description
Melhania forbesii grows as a small shrub about 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, with a branched stem. The leaves are tomentose and measure up to 11 cm (4 in) long. Inflorescences may be one to four-flowered, generally three-flowered.[3] The flowers feature yellow petals.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Melhania forbesii is native to Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces), Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1] Its habitat includes sandy areas, open woodland, by rivers and on hillsides.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Melhania forbesii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824347-1. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Melhania forbesii". Flora of Zimbabwe. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139820. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verdoorn, I. C. (1981). "Revision of Melhania in southern Africa". Bothalia - African Biodiversity and Conservation (Cape Town: AOSIS) 13 (3, 4): 267–268. doi:10.4102/abc.v13i3/4.1315. https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1315.
Wikidata ☰ Q15375533 entry
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