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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Melochia tomentosa L.
Pyramid bush, Tea bush, Velvety Melochia

Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner

Family: Malvaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, southeastern United States (Florida, Texas), Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.

Synonyms: Moluchia tomentosa.

Other data on Melochia tomentosa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Melochia tomentosa has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Pineland

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Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner
Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner
Melochia tomentosa