5057.000 Melochia L.

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963) Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 205-316

Description of the genus

Herb (in ours). Leaves simple. Flowers all bisexual, in cymose clusters. Bracts present. Calyx shortly 5-lobed. Petals present, marcescent. Stamens 5; filaments ± connate into a tube; anthers glabrous. Staminodes 0. Ovary 5-locular; each loculus with 2 ovules. Styles 5. Fruit a capsule.

Worldwide: 54 species in the tropics, mainly America

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
corchorifolia L.	B	Description, Image
melissifolia Benth. var. mollis K.Schum.	N

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