Melientha | |
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Melientha suavis (leaves and flowers) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Opiliaceae |
Genus: | Melientha Pierre |
Species: | M. suavis |
Binomial name | |
Melientha suavis Pierre | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Melientha acuminataMerr. |
Melientha is a genus of plants in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1888. [2] [3]
The genus contains only one known species, Melientha suavis, native to Southeast Asia (Mindanao, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). [1]
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