Melochia corchorifolia L.
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Filed As
Malvaceae
Melochia corchorifolia L. -
Collector(s)
E. D. Merrill 325, s.d.
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Location
Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Manila, Luzon.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4352013
Occurrence ID: d38d7dec-ebd5-4356-b335-5e18e2e8995e
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malvales
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Family
Malvaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Metropolitan Manila
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Locality
Manila, Luzon
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
Melochia supina Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 524; ed. 2 (1845) 365; ed. 3, 2 (1879) 310 = MELOCHIA CONCATENATA Linn. (M. corchori- folia Linn.). Geruma subtHloba Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 182 (sp. nov.) ; ed. 2 (1845) 130; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 232= MELOCHIA CONCATENATA Linn. (M. corchorifolia Linn.). > •' Melochia supina Linn, was correctly interpreted by BlcUico, but it is a synonym of M. concatenata Linn., which has page priority over both M. corchorifolia Linn, and M. supina Linn. The same form ..was otherwise describe«} by Blanco as a new species, Geruma subtriloba Blanco, which was correctly reduced by Fernandez-Villar. It is very common and widely distributed in the settled areas of the Philippines at low rand medium altitudes. Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 325). spxtc irs N O* xtx: HLASCOAHAE 328* Meloohia eonaatenata Man. Melochia supina linn*; Blanco subtril&bata Blanc & Melo&hia oorohorifolia Linn. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 04352013 04352013
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Melochia corchorifolia L.