ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Melochia pilosa

Name author: (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle

A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Melochia
Species: Melochia pilosa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1926

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melochia pilosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

33 synonyms in this snapshot

Melochia gracilisName author: A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
Melochia interruptaName author: (Schltdl.) Hemsl.
Melochia jamaicensisName author: Balb. ex DC.
Melochia nitidulaName author: A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
Melochia paniculataName author: Willd. ex K.Schum.
Melochia polystachyaName author: (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
Melochia sericeaName author: A.St.-Hil.
Melochia ulmarioidesName author: A.St.-Hil.
Melochia venosaName author: Sw.
Melochia venosa var. betonicaefoliaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. betonicifoliaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. flavaName author: Kuntze
Melochia venosa var. polystachyaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. purpureaName author: Kuntze
Melochia venosa var. sericeaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. squarrosaName author: K.Schum. & Hassl.
Melochia venosa var. tunicaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. typicaName author: K.Schum.
Melochia venosa var. widgreniiName author: K.Schum.
Mougeotia polystachyaName author: Kunth
Riedlea argenteaName author: Poepp. ex K.Schum.
Riedlea interruptaName author: Schltdl.
Riedlea jamaicensisName author: DC.
Riedlea polystachyaName author: DC.
Riedlea sericeaName author: (St.-Hil.) Steud.
Riedlea ulmariaeName author: Steud.
Riedlea venosaName author: (Sw.) DC.
Riedlea virgultosaName author: Macfad.
Sida pilosaName author: Mill.
Visenia polystachyaName author: (Kunth) Spreng.
Visenia sericeaName author: Spreng.
Visenia ulmariaeName author: Spreng.
Visenia venosaName author: (Sw.) Spreng.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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