Melientha
| Melientha | |
|---|---|
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| Melientha suavis (leaves and flowers) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Opiliaceae |
| Genus: | Melientha Pierre |
| Binomial name | |
| Melientha suavis Pierre | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melientha acuminata Merr. | |
Melientha is a genus of plants in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1888.[2][3]
The genus contains only one known species, Melientha suavis, native to Southeast Asia (Mindanao, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam).[1]
- varieties[1]
- Melientha suavis subsp. macrocarpa Hiepko - Sabah
- Melientha suavis subsp. suavis - Mindanao, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
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References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1888. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 762-763 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
- ↑ Tropicos Melientha Pierre
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