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Index of Botanical Specimens

Name	Melochia Linnaeus
Authorship	Linnaeus
Rank	Genus
NomenclaturalStatus	NomCons
Placed in	Byttneriaceae
Contains	Melochia adenodes Goldberg Melochia argentina R. E. Fries Melochia arida Rose Melochia aristata A. Gray Melochia bernoulliana Donnell Smith Melochia betonicifolia A. St.-Hilaire Melochia bracteosa F. Hoffmann Melochia caracasana Jacquin Melochia chamaedrys A. St.-Hilaire Melochia compacta Hochreutiner Melochia corchorifolia Linnaeus Melochia crenata Vahl Melochia degeneriana A. C. Smith Melochia glandulifera Standley Melochia graminifolia A. St.-Hilaire Melochia grayana A. C. Smith Melochia hermannioides A. St.-Hilaire Melochia leucantha J. F. Macbride Melochia manducata C. Wright Melochia melissifolia Bentham Melochia ministella Cristóbal Melochia mollipila A. C. Smith Melochia morongii Britton Melochia nudiflora Standley & L. O. Williams Melochia oaxacana Dorr & L. C. Barnett Melochia odorata Linnaeus f. Melochia pyramidata Linnaeus Melochia roseiflora A. C. Smith Melochia simplex A. St.-Hilaire Melochia sp. Melochia speciosa S. Watson Melochia tahitensis J. W. Moore Melochia thymifolia (C. Presl) Goldberg Melochia tomentosa Linnaeus Melochia tragiaefolia Standley Melochia ulmifolia Bentham Melochia umbellata (Houttuyn) Stapf
Remarks	nom. cons. des. Lectotype (vide Britton & Millsp., Bahama Fl. 277. 1920): M. corchorifolia L.
Citation	1753 Sp. Pl. 674
Holdings	1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Melochia Linnaeus
Identification made in	2016 (1)