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Melhania Forssk.
Genus with a pantropical distribution, composed of some 44 species of perennial, herbaceous or woody plants. In North Africa it is represented by 2 woody species, with some citations from Niger, Chad, Sudan and SE corner of Egypt.
Key to species
1 Leaves 4-10 × 2-6 cm; floral peduncle 1.5-4 cm; fruiting bracteoles (epicalyx) 2-4 × 2-5 cm Melhania phillipsiae
1 Leaves 1-4 × 0.5-2 cm; floral peduncle 0.5-1.5 cm; fruiting bracteoles (epicalyx) 1.5-2 x 1.5-2.5 cm Melhania denhamii
Updated by: F. Alcaraz.