Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Malvales (77)
Family: Malvaceae (59)(family description)
Genus: Melochia (2)
Epithet: tomentosa L. (6)
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs