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Melhania ebenus

(Cronk) Dorr, (2021)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Melhania

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: TAXON70 (1) p.119 (2021)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melhania ebenus Koloa, Lawai, NTBG, Mascarene area, W Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 0.5 m tree, canopy 1 m across; leaves dull green above, pale brown tomentose beneath; corolla white, contorted in bud Lorence, D.H. 8855 Kauai BISH 2002-04-16
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