Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Melochia (2)
Epithet: tomentosa L. (7)
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs