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| genus = Melochia | | genus = Melochia | ||
| species = umbellata | | species = umbellata | ||
| authority = ([[Martinus Houttuyn|Houtt.]]) [[Otto Stapf|Stapf]]<!--1913--> | | authority = ([[Martinus Houttuyn|Houtt.]]) [[Otto Stapf (botanist)|Stapf]]<!--1913--> | ||
| synonyms = *''Visenia indica'' <small>C.C.Gimelin</small> | | synonyms = *''Visenia indica'' <small>C.C.Gimelin</small> | ||
*''Visenia umbellata'' <small>Houtt.</small> | *''Visenia umbellata'' <small>Houtt.</small> | ||
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[[File:Starr 011205-0008 Melochia umbellata.jpg|thumb|right|Flowers]] | [[File:Starr 011205-0008 Melochia umbellata.jpg|thumb|right|Flowers]] | ||
[[File:Starr 011205-0006 Melochia umbellata.jpg|thumb|right|Fruits]] | [[File:Starr 011205-0006 Melochia umbellata.jpg|thumb|right|Fruits]] | ||
''Melochia umbellata'' is a shrub or small tree, growing to | ''Melochia umbellata'' is a shrub or small tree, growing to {{Convert|2|–|15|m|abbr=on}} in height. It grows rapidly and is able to colonise disturbed land.<ref name=usgs>Starr et al. (2003).</ref> It has large, broadly ovate, [[leaf|leaves]] 90–300 mm long. The flowers are usually pale pink to red. The seeds are winged and wind-dispersed.<ref name=usgs/> | ||
==Distribution and habitat== | ==Distribution and habitat== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
* {{cite web |url= http://www.hear.org/Pier/pdf/pohreports/melochia_umbellata.pdf |title= ''Melochia umbellata'' |accessdate=2010-11-30 | * {{cite web |url= http://www.hear.org/Pier/pdf/pohreports/melochia_umbellata.pdf |title= ''Melochia umbellata'' |accessdate=2010-11-30 |first=Forest; Starr, Kim; & Loope, Lloyd |last=Starr |publisher= United States Geological Survey |date=March 2003 }} | ||
* {{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=6732 |title= ''Melochia umbellata'' (Houtt.) Stapf |accessdate=2010-12-01 |work=Flora of Australia Online |first= |last= |publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]] |year=1993 }} | * {{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=6732 |title= ''Melochia umbellata'' (Houtt.) Stapf |accessdate=2010-12-01 |work=Flora of Australia Online |first= |last= |publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]] |year=1993 }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Wikispecies-inline|Melochia umbellata|''Melochia umbellata''}} | {{Wikispecies-inline|Melochia umbellata|''Melochia umbellata''}} | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MelochiaM. umbellata
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Melochia umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin umbellatus (umbel-like), referring to the inflorescence.[2]
Description[edit | edit source]
Melochia umbellata is a shrub or small tree, growing to 2–15 m (6 ft 7 in – 49 ft 3 in) in height. It grows rapidly and is able to colonise disturbed land.[3] It has large, broadly ovate, leaves 90–300 mm long. The flowers are usually pale pink to red. The seeds are winged and wind-dispersed.[3]
Distribution and habitat[edit | edit source]
The plant is native to a region extending from India eastwards through Southeast Asia to north-western Australia and New Guinea. It occurs in secondary vegetation and forest clearings, on rocky slopes and along the edges of rivers and forests, often in seasonally dry soil.[2]
It has been introduced elsewhere and is cultivated widely to provide shade for young trees in timber and coffee plantations. Melochia is relished by ruminants when offered as a cut-and-carry feed.[4] It has become an invasive weed on the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] where it was extensively planted in the Hilo area during a 1920s reforestation program.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ [{{#property:P1421|}} "{{#Property:P225}}"]. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-12-08.
{{citation}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of Australia Online.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Starr et al. (2003).
- ↑ Pers.comm.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim; & Loope, Lloyd (March 2003). "Melochia umbellata" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-12-01.