Melochia tomentosa
Black Torch, Black Widow
Other regional names: Teabush +1 more
- Teabush
- Woolly Pyramid Bush
Also known as: Melochia arida Rose +14 more
- Melochia arida Rose
- Melochia crenata (DC.) Bertero ex Spreng.
- Melochia hypoleuca Miq.
- Melochia plicata C.Presl
- Melochia portoricensis Spreng.
- Melochia tomentosa var. bahiensis K.Schum.
- Melochia tomentosa var. tomentosa
- Melochia tomentosa var. typica K.Schum.
- Melochia tomentosa var. typica L.
- Melochia tormentosa L.
- Moluchia tomentosa (L.) Britton
- Riedlea crenata DC.
- Riedlea hypoleuca (Miq.) Walp.
- Sida rajoides M.E.Jones
- Visenia crenata (DC.) Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Originating in North America and South America, Melochia tomentosa (commonly known as Black Torch or Black Widow) is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.