Accepted scientific name:
Melochia nodiflora Sw. (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Melochia nodiflora Sw.
Synonyms:
Melochia carpinifolia Wendl. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Melochia carpinifolia Wendl.
Melochia conglobata Sesse & Moc. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Melochia conglobata Sesse & Moc.
Melochia nodiflora var. longipetiolata B.P. Kitanov (synonym) 1 literature reference for Melochia nodiflora var. longipetiolata B.P. Kitanov
Melochia urticifolia Standley (synonym) 1 literature reference for Melochia urticifolia Standley
Mougeotia nodiflora Kunth (synonym) 1 literature reference for Mougeotia nodiflora Kunth
Riedlea nodiflora DC. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Riedlea nodiflora DC.
Riedlea urticifolia Turcz. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Riedlea urticifolia Turcz.
Visenia nodiflora Spreng. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Visenia nodiflora Spreng.
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Bretónica prieta - -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Malvales CoL
Family Malvaceae World Plants
Genus Melochia World Plants
Distribution: U.S. Virgin Isl., Jamaica, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Mexico (Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, Yucatan, Chiapas), Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Panama, Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, Antigua, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados), Cuba, Bahamas, Guatemala, Honduras, NE-Brazil (Ceara), SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Venezuela (Anzoategui, Bolivar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Sucre, Zulia), Trinidad, Tobago, Bolivia, Sri Lanka (introduced), Vietnam (introduced)
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: World Plants, Mar 2014   100%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu//
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:ed34375b-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401