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Melhania velutina is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Melhania velutina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Melhania
Species:
M. velutina
Binomial name
Melhania velutina
Synonyms[1]
  • Dombeya velutina (Forssk.) Willd.
  • Melhania ferruginea A.Rich.
  • Melhania malacochlamys K.Schum.
  • Pentapetes velutina (Forssk.) Vahl

Description


Melhania velutina grows as a herb or subshrub up to 1 metre (3 ft) tall, rarely to 2.5 m (8 ft). The ovate leaves are tomentose above and measure up to 13 cm (5 in) long. Inflorescences have a solitary flower or two to four-flowered cymes, on a stalk up to 8.5 cm (3 in) long. The flowers have yellow petals. The fruits are ovoid and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[2]


Distribution and habitat


Melhania velutina is native to an area from Angola northeast to Sudan and east to Somalia. It is also native to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1] Its habitat is in woodland, grassland, riverside forests and agricultural land, typically at altitudes of 700–1,950 m (2,300–6,400 ft).[2]


References


  1. "Melhania velutina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. Cheek, Martin; Dorr, Laurence J. (2007). Beentje, Henk (ed.). Sterculiaceae – Flora of Tropical East Africa. Vol. 237. East African governments by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842461853 via Plants of the World Online.





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