| Melhania volleseniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Melhania |
| Species: | M. volleseniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Melhania volleseniana Dorr | |
Melhania volleseniana is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa.
Description
Melhania volleseniana grows as a herb up to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall. The ovate to elliptic leaves measure up to 7 cm (3 in) long. The leaves are pubescent above and lanate (woolly) below. Inflorescences may have a solitary flower or have two or three-flowered cymes on a stalk up to 2 cm (1 in) long. The flowers have yellow petals.
Distribution and habitat
Melhania volleseniana is native to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The species is only known from about 15 sites. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora bushland or Combretum grassland at altitudes of 290–700 m (1,000–2,300 ft).
References
- ^ "Melhania volleseniana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Cheek, Martin; Dorr, Laurence J. (2007). Beentje, Henk (ed.). Sterculiaceae – Flora of Tropical East Africa. Vol. 237. East African governments by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 9781842461853 – via Plants of the World Online.
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| Melhania volleseniana | |
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