Melochia spicata
Bretonica Peluda
Also known as: Antiphylla serrata Raf. +19 more
- Antiphylla serrata Raf.
- Malva spicata L.
- Malvastrum spicatum (L.) A.Gray
- Malveopsis spicata (L.) Kuntze
- Malveopsis spicata f. aurantiaca Kuntze
- Malveopsis spicata f. flava Kuntze
- Malveopsis spicata var. ovata Kuntze
- Malveopsis spicata var. pauciflora Kuntze
- Melochia cephalodes K.Schum.
- Melochia clinopodium A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
- Melochia densiflora Miq.
- Melochia hirsuta Cav.
- Melochia hirsuta f. minus Hassl.
- Melochia hirsuta var. calophylla K.Schum.
- Melochia hirsuta var. glabrata C.Mart.
- Melochia hirsuta var. glabrata K.Schum.
- Melochia hirsuta var. glabrescens (C.Presl) A.Gray
- Melochia hirsuta var. grandiflora K.Schum.
- Melochia hirsuta var. paraguayensis Chodat
- Melochia hirsuta var. paraguayensis McPherson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Melochia spicata (commonly known as Bretonica Peluda) is a shrub or tree within the Malvaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms