Plant Details

Accepted name:: Melochia villosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Melochia villosa var. tomentosa (K.Schum.) Goldberg

Melochia villosa var. villosa

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
tea bush	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
yumu saika	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
whole plant		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Sida villosa Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Melochia villosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Melochia villosa (Mill.) Fawc. et Rendle	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

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