Melhania suluensis
Melhania suluensis is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.
| Melhania suluensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Melhania |
| Species: | M. suluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melhania suluensis Gerstner[1] | |
Description
Melhania suluensis grows as a suffrutex (subshrub) 60–90 centimetres (24–35 in) tall, with many branches. The leaves measure up to 4.5 cm (2 in) long and are thinly stellate tomentose. The lower leaf surface is silvery-grey, the upper is darker. Inflorescences are one or two-flowered, on a stalk measuring up to 2 cm (1 in) long. The flowers have yellow petals.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Melhania suluensis is native to South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces) and Eswatini.[1] Its habitat is in alluvial soils or on bushveld slopes, to altitudes of about 170 m (560 ft).[2]
References
- "Melhania suluensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Verdoorn, I. C. (1981). "Revision of Melhania in southern Africa". Bothalia - African Biodiversity and Conservation. Cape Town: AOSIS. 13 (3, 4): 272. doi:10.4102/abc.v13i3/4.1315.
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