Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf

  • Collector(s)

    Ahern's collector 232, May 1904

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. San Mateo, Luzon.

  • Habitat

    Thickets and recent clearings.

  • Description

    A shrub or small tree.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4352081

    Occurrence ID: 0f49803a-d712-47d9-8544-f452141a3145

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Sterculiaceœ.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES.
No. 232.
DECADES OF PHILIPPINE FOREST FLORA.
Prepared by ELMER D. MERRILL, Botanist, Bureau of Government Laboratories.
MELOCHIA INDICA. (Houtt.) A. Gray.
(M. velwtina Bedd., M. arborea Blanco.)
A shrub or small tree, common especially in thickets and recent clearings throughout the
Philippines, the bast being considerably utilized by the natives for fiber. T., V., Bcditnon.
Coll.: Ahern’s collector.
San Mateo, Province of Rizal, Luzon, May, 1904.
04352081