Biology:Melhania virescens
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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. virescens
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| Melhania virescens K.Schum.[1]
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Melhania virescens is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
Description
Melhania virescens grows as a small shrub 5–30 centimetres (2–12 in) tall. The leaves are silver-grey stellate tomentose, shaped oblong elliptic and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long. Inflorescences generally have solitary flowers, occasionally two-flowered. The flowers feature yellow petals.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Melhania virescens is native to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces).[1] Its habitat is in limy soils.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Melhania virescens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824410-1. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verdoorn, I. C. (1981). "Revision of Melhania in southern Africa". Bothalia - African Biodiversity and Conservation (Cape Town: AOSIS) 13 (3, 4): 270–271. doi:10.4102/abc.v13i3/4.1315. https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1315.
External links
- Melhania virescens (K. Schum.) K. Schum., http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=8300 – images
Wikidata ☰ Q15375884 entry
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