PLANTS Profile for Melochia nodiflora (bretonica prieta)

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PLANTS Profile

Melochia nodiflora Sw.
bretonica prieta

Symbol:

MENO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Sterculiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub

PR		N
VI		N

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Melochia nodiflora Sw.

Distribution:
Melochia nodiflora Sw.


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Melochia nodiflora Sw.

View 17 genera in Sterculiaceae, 7 species in Melochia

Classification:
Melochia nodiflora Sw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Sterculiaceae – Cacao family
Genus	Melochia L. – melochia
Species	Melochia nodiflora Sw. – bretonica prieta

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Melochia nodiflora Sw.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21548.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 07:24 PM CDT