Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Malvaceae

Genus:

Melochia

Species:

Melochia spicata var. spicata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Tree , Shrub

Native Range

Argentina: Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuelan Antilles