Melhania phillipsiae

Melhania phillipsiae is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Melhania phillipsiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Melhania
Species:
M. phillipsiae
Binomial name
Melhania phillipsiae
Synonyms[2]
  • Melhania fiorii Chiov.
  • Melhania grandibracteata (K.Schum.) K.Schum.

Description

Melhania phillipsiae grows as a shrub up to 2 metres (7 ft) tall. The ovate leaves are tomentose and measure up to 12 cm (5 in) long. Inflorescences are two to six-flowered on a stalk measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The flowers have yellow petals.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Melhania phillipsiae is native to an area from Niger east to the Arabian Peninsula. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora scrub.[2] In Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen it occurs on mountain slopes.[1]

References
  1. Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "Melhania phillipsiae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13582578A13598444. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. "Melhania phillipsiae". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. Cheek, Martin; Dorr, Laurence J. (2007). Beentje, Henk (ed.). Sterculiaceae – Flora of Tropical East Africa. 237. East African governments by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842461853 – via Plants of the World Online.


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