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The genus Melochia is in the family Malvaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Melochia

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Melochia acutangula Span.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia anomala Griseb.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia arenosa Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia argentina R.E. Fr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia aristata A. Gray	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia bernoulliana Donn. Sm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia berteriana Balb. ex DC.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia betonicifolia A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia bissei A.Rodr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia bracteosa F. Hoffm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia candelaris Rottb.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Melochia canescens Cristóbal	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia capitata Bojer	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia caracasana Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia chamaedrys A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18	1
Melochia colombiana Cuatrec.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia compacta Hochr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia corchorifolia L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia cornata Huber	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia corymbosa (C. Presl) C.F.W. Meissn. ex Steud.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia degeneriana A.C. Sm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia gardneri Sprague	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia goldbergii Cristóbal	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia graminifolia A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia grayana A.C. Sm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia hassleriana Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia hermannioides A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia hirsutissima Merr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia hispida Hook. & Arn.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia illicioides K. Schum.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia kerriifolia Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia lanata A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia lanceolata Benth.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia leucantha J.F. Macbr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia longepetiolata A.C. Sm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia longidentata Goldberg	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia lupulina Sw.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia makateaensis H.St.John	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia manducata C.Wright	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia melissifolia Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia ministella Cristóbal	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia mollipila A.C.Sm.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia mollis (Kunth) Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia mollis (K. Schum.) Hutch. & Dalziel	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia mollissima Desf. ex Pers.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia morongii Britton	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia nodiflora Sw.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia nudiflora Standl. & L.O.Williams	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia oaxacana Dorr & L.C. Barnett	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia odorata L. f.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia ovata Desf.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia parhamii A.C.Sm.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia parvifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26	1
Melochia peruviana Desr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia pilosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia pterocarpa Arènes	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia pulverulenta Miers	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia pyramidata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26	1
Melochia roseiflora A.C. Sm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia rotundifolia Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia savannarum Britt.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia sergipana Monteiro	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia serrata (Vent.) A. St.-Hil. & Naudin	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia simplex A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia sorocadensis K.Schum.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia speciosa S. Watson	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia spicata (L.) Fryxell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia splendens St. Hilaire & Naudin	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia tahitensis J.W.Moore	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia thymifolia (C. Presl) Goldberg	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia tomentella (C. Presl) Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia tomentosa L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26	2
Melochia trujilloi J.B.Rondón & Cumaná	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia ulmifolia Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia urticifolia (Turcz.) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia varronifolia Desf.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia villosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26	2
Melochia villosissima (C. Presl) Merr.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Melochia vitiensis A.Gray	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-26
Melochia werdermannii Goldberg	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 270 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Melochia. Of these 57 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 73 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Melochia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 270 species names for the genus Melochia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	57	21.1%
◕	Synonym	187	69.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	26	9.6%

All names

The status of the 343 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Melochia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	64	18.7%
◕	Synonym	253	73.8%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	26	7.6%

Of the species names,

• 3 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 270 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Melochia, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	57	187	0	0	244	90.4%
	Low confidence	0	0	0	26	26	9.6%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Melochia is as follows: