Melhania virescens (K. Schum.) K. Schum.

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Photo: Riana Fourie
Ngamiland East.

Synonyms:	Melhania bolusii Burtt Davy Melhania griquensis sensu H. Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 1(1), 1961: 531
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Status:	Native
Description:	Branched perennial herb, up to 30 cm high, most parts greyish hairy. Leaves broadly oblong-elliptic, up to 3 cm long; margin coarsely crenate-dentate; petiole up to 1.3 cm long. Flowers in the upper leaf axils. Epicalyx bracts linear-subulate. Sepals lanceolate, pointed. Petals bright yellow, broadly obovate; style 1-2 mm long. Fruit, ovoid, greyish hairy hairy.
Notes:	This species is generally very similar to Melhania rehmannii but can be distinguished by the epicalyx bracts always being linear-subulate, never ovate.
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Habitat:	In very dry woodland and scrub.
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Worldwide distribution:	Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	N,SW
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Saturday 23 April 2022
Literature:	Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 108. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 531. as Melhania griquensis

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