Accepted name: Melochia spicata (K.Schum.) Dorr
Melochia villosa var. tomentosa (K.Schum.) Goldberg belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Melochia, W. D. Stevens 31048--Paraguay. Edo. Amambay. Cerro Cora. 15 Mar 2011. 215 (17).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Melochia
Specific Epithet
villosa
Infraspecific Epithet
tomentosa
Authorship
(K.Schum.) Goldberg
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Paraguay, Amambay
-22.689167, -56.001667
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, between Lorito Picada and Arroyo Aceite-í; dense low forest. 270 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Weak shrub 1 m tall, corolla pale purple.
