Melochia pilosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Melochia, W. D. Stevens 31305--Paraguay. Edo. Concepcion. Garay Cue. 21 Mar 2011. 031 (8).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Melochia
Specific Epithet
pilosa
Authorship
(Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,174 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Paraguay, Concepcion
-22.533611, -57.361667
Location Remarks
Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Weak shrub 1 m tall, flowers yellow.
