Melochia corchorifolia L.

English: Chocolateweed

Mandarin: 马松子 (ma song zi)

Kingdom: Plantae (2611)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2511)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2123)

      Order: Malvales (78)

        Family: Malvaceae (60)(family description)

          Genus: Melochia (2)

            Epithet: corchorifolia L. (1)

corchorifolia => leaves similar to the genus Corchorus

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink, yellow, white

Check for Melochia corchorifolia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [300] Melochia corchorifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1636] Melochia corchorifolia - Flora of China @ efloras.org