Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf

Hierba del soldado (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Melochia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 10 m high. The leaves are 22 cm long. The leaves are hairy underneath. The flowers are pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in hot places. It grows along the edges of lowland evergreen forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are mixed with coconut oil cake and maize bran and made into a fermented food.
Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal oil social use wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Melochia umbellata unspecified picture

Distribution

Melochia umbellata world distribution map, present in Australia, Greece, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Melochia umbellata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824564-1
WFO ID wfo-0001260558
COL ID 3ZLZ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706530
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Riedlea velutina Visenia tiliifolia Melochia velutina Melochia umbellata Melochia arborea Visenia javanica Riedlea aleurodendron Riedlea cordata Riedlea wallichiana Visenia alba Visenia tomentosa Glossospermum cordatum Visenia umbellata Visenia velutina Riedlea tiliaefolia Pentaglottis tomentosa Hypericum pentandrum Glossospermum velutinum Riedlea tiliifolia Melochia indica var. deglabrata Melochia odorata var. schlechteri