Cavanilles, A.J., Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem (1785-1790)
Diss.

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vol. 1(2): (1786)

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t. 20 p. 80 f. 4

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Melochia spicata (L.) Fryxell

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name cited:
Malva spicata L.
name recognized:
Melochia spicata (L.) Fryxell
name recognized (basionym):
Malva spicata L.

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drawing: A.J. Cavanilles

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engraving/lithography: Sellier

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family: Malvaceae

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epithet: spicatus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
New York Botanical Garden, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=207636

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Malva spicata L.; Malvastrum spicatum (L.) A. Gray; Malveopsis spicata (L.) Kuntze;
heterotypic synonyms:
Melochia cephalodes Schumann; Melochia densiflora Miq.; Melochia jurgensenii (Turcz.) Hemsley; Melochia lilacina A. St.-Hil.; Melochia scutellarioides (Turcz.) Hemsley; Melochia serrata (Vent.) A. St.-Hil. & Naudin; Melochia tenella (Turcz.) Hemsley; Riedlea cubensis Turcz.; Riedlea glabrescens (C. Presl) Small; Riedlea glabrescens C. Presl; Riedlea hirsuta (Cav.) DC.; Riedlea scutellarioides Turcz.; Riedleia elongata C. Presl;