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Melhania Endangered

Synonyms: Brotera; Cardiostegia; Pentaglottis; Sprengelia; Vialia

Wikipedia Abstract

Melhania is a flowering plant genus. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. The following species are recognised by The Plant List: Melhania decanthera (Cav.) DC and M. laurifolia Bojer are now in Dombeya (as D. decanthera and D. laurifolia).
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Species

Melhania ebena (Ebony) (Critically Endangered)
Melhania erythroxylon (Redwood) (Extinct in the wild)
Melhania lisae (Endangered)
Melhania polyneura (Critically Endangered)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0