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Melochia tomentosa L.
teabush
       
Symbol:   METO4  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Sterculiaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    N
VI    N



 
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Melochia tomentosa L.

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Synonyms:
Melochia tomentosa L.

  METOF Melochia tomentosa L. var. frutescens (Jacq.) A. DC.
 

Distribution:
Melochia tomentosa L.

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USA (FL, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Melochia tomentosa L.

View 17 genera in Sterculiaceae, 7 species in Melochia
 

Classification:
Melochia tomentosa L.

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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 tomentosa L. – teabush
 

More Accounts and Images:
Melochia tomentosa L.

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View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503748.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
 
 
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