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Classification

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

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

External links

Check for Melochia tomentosa at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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