Melochia Linnaeus. Subfamily: Byttnerioideae. Chocolate-weed.
A genus of about 54 species, herbs and shrubs, of tropical regions, especially America.
Ref: Bayer & Kubitzki In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Brizicky (1966); Dorr (2023); Goldberg (1967); Goldberg (2015) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Show full citations.
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