Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (60)(family description)
Genus: Melochia (2)
Epithet: tomentosa L. (7)
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs