kingdom: Plantae >
subkingdom: Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown >
phylum: Tracheophyta >
class: Magnoliopsida >
order: Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl >
family: Malvaceae Juss. >
subfamily: Byttnerioideae Burnett >
genus: Melochia Dill. ex L. >
Volcano Isl. (Minami-Iwojima); Palau (Babeldaob, Ngarakabesang, Koror, Malakal, Urukthapel, Peleliu, Angaur); Northern Marianas (Maug, Agrihan, Pagan, Saipan, Rota); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Woleai, Truk, Todiu, Moen, Dublon, Pohnpei, Kosrae)
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