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Melhania velutina Malvaceae , native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Description
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Melhania velutina grows as a herb or subshrub up to 1 metre (3 ft ) tall, rarely to 2.5 m (8 ft ). The ovate leaves are tomentose above and measure up to 13 cm (5 in ) long. Inflorescences have a solitary flower or two to four-flowered cymes , on a stalk up to 8.5 cm (3 in ) long. The flowers have yellow petals. The fruits are ovoid and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in ) long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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Melhania velutina is native to an area from Angola northeast to Sudan and east to Somalia. It is also native to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1] grassland , riverside forests and agricultural land, typically at elevations of 700–1,950 m (2,300–6,400 ft ).[2]
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