Overview
Distribution
India (Asia)
Moluccas (Asia)
New Guinea (Asia)
Philippines (Asia)
Sumatra (Asia)
Borneo (Asia)
United States (North America)
Malaysia (Asia)
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Goldberg, A. 1967. The genus Melochia L. (Sterculiaceae). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 34(5): 191–363.
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Conservation
Conservation Status
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Melochia umbellata
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Melochia umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin umbellatus (umbel-like), referring to the inflorescence.[2]
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Description
Melochia umbellata is a shrub or small tree, growing to 2–15 m in height. It grows rapidly and is able to colonise disturbed land.[3] It has large, broadly ovate, leaves 90–300 mm long. The flowers are usually pale pink to red. The seeds are winged and wind-dispersed.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to a region extending from India eastwards through Southeast Asia to north-western Australia and New Guinea. It occurs in secondary vegetation and forest clearings, on rocky slopes and along the edges of rivers and forests, often in seasonally dry soil.[2]
It has been introduced elsewhere and is cultivated widely to provide shade for young trees in timber and coffee plantations. It has become an invasive weed on the Island of Hawaiʻi where it was extensively planted in the Hilo area during a 1920s reforestation program.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ "Taxon: Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-01-24. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?447725. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ a b Flora of Australia Online.
- ^ a b c Starr et al. (2003).
Sources
- Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim; & Loope, Lloyd (2003-03). "Melochia umbellata". United States Geological Survey. http://www.hear.org/Pier/pdf/pohreports/melochia_umbellata.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- "Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=6732. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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