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Melothria

Angiospermae - Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae

Taxonomy
Melothria was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Melothria pendula.

It was assigned to Cucurbitaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
M. coloradensis, M. pendula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Melothria Linnaeus
1919Melothria Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderCucurbitalesJussieu 1820
familyCucurbitaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMelothria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Melothria Linnaeus 1753
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Melothria coloradensis Cockerell 1908
Melothria pendula Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available