⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-50200806, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melochia spicata .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50200806
) with original publication details: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1[2]): 340 340 1897.