⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2508586, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Melochia tomentosa var. frutescens .
The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym and as an illegitimate name with original publication details: Syst. Veg. 3: 29 1826.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824452-1
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