Melochia tomentosa Linnaeus var. tomentosa . Common name: Teabush, Woolly Pyramidbush, Velvety Melochia, Broomwood. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Pine rocklands (FL), open subtropical woodlands and brushlands (TX). Distribution: S. FL (where perhaps extirpated); West Indies; s. Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, Tx; < Melochia tomentosa L. — Bah, Fl4, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, WH3, WI; < Moluchia tomentosa (L.) Britton — S, S13. Basionym: Melochia tomentosa L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Melochia tomentosa var. tomentosa - FNA6
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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