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Taxon

Melianthus major L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 639. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 197.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 197.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 194.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 194.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 199.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 199.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 198.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 198.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 205.jpg

Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 205.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 207.jpg

Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 207.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 206.jpg

Melianthus major--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 April 05. 206.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 038.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 038.jpg

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 036.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 042.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 039.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 037.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 041.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 035.jpg

Melianthus major, 71.489--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 19 Nov 02. 006.jpg

Melianthus major--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 19 Nov 02. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 032.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 033.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 034.jpg

Melianthus major--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Family

Melianthaceae

Genus

Melianthus

Species

major

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Endemic to Cape Provinces; introduced into Bolivia, East Himalaya, Great Britain, India, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Spain, St.Helena (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 19, 2002

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 9, 2005

Location

United States, California, San Diego (San Diego Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas

Collectors

No collectors specified

71.489

February 11, 2003

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 19, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 24, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia, Girona (Marimurtra Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Paseo Karl Faust 9, 17300 Blanes.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#146,273 of 335,497

Top 44%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →