Melhania forbesii is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English naturalist and plant collector John ...
Branched shrubby herb up to c. 60 cm tall. All vegetative parts covered in greyish hairs, mixed with rusty brown stellate hairs, particularly on stems, petioles ...
Melhania forbesii is a more or less shrubby, dwarf perennial plant with erect stems, growing 10 - 125cm tall.
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Melhania forbesii
Melhania forbesii is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named for the English naturalist and plant collector John Forbes. Wikipedia
Scientific Name. Melhania forbesii Planch. ex Mast. ; Higher Classification. Dicotyledons ; Family. MALVACEAE ; National Status ; Status and Criteria. Least Concern.
Melhania acuminata × forbesii. We have few details about this taxon; if you can provide any information, photos or reliable records, please contact one of the ...
The same species occurs in Madagascar, Natal, etc. It resembles M. ferruginea in habit, but has longer, more branched peduncles, less acuminated bracts, and ...
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EPPO Code: MHNFO ; Preferred name: Melhania forbesii ; Authority: Masters ; Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK ) ; Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP ).
Record details: ; Confirmer(s): ; Herbarium: ; Habitat: Rocky miombo woodland ; Location: Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park ; Location code(s):, 75.
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