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Melhania denhamii
R.Br.
Family
:
STERCULIACEAE
(Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
Family (Hindi name)
: COCOA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III)
:
MALVACEAE
Synonym(s)
: Brotera bracteosa Guill. & Perr.
Species Name
(as per The IPNI)
:
Melhania denhamii R.Br.
Habit
: Undershrub or shrub
Comments / notes
: The leaves and flowers are used as cooling agents and as blood purifiers
Flower, Fruit
: October-December
Distribution
:
Gujarat
: Bhavnagar district
Native
: Algeria, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
Exotic/Native
: Native
World Distribution
: Mauritania to India
Literature
: Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 123
Citation
: Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets.
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