Taxon:  Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Melochia
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Byttnerioideae
Tribe:
Hermannieae
Nomen number:
447725
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913:317.  1913
Verified:
01/24/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Visenia umbellata Houtt.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: mentions
  4. Craib, W. G. & A. F. G. Kerr, eds. 1925-1962. Florae siamensis enumeratio.
  5. Goldberg, A. 1967. The genus Melochia L. (Sterculiaceae). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 34:220.
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  7. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  8. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  9. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishTangkal bintenoo  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar IslandsNicobar IslandsSharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala]
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Nicobar Islands)], Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  2. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447725. Accessed 9 November 2026.