⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-30400553, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melochia spicata .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 30400553
) with original publication details: Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1(2): 132 132 1879.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824552-1
.