Melientha

As a food

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Opiliaceae
Genus: Melientha
Species: M. suavis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melientha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.

Name

Melientha Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 762. (1888) et Fl. For. Cochinch. Fasc. 17 t. 264b (1892); Baill. Hist. des pl. 11: 457. (1892)

• Type species: Melientha suavis Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 762. (1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia. Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pierre, J.B.L. 1885–1889. Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine. [Volume 2,] fascicules 7–13, pl. 101–200. Paris: Octave Doin. BHL Reference page. : 1: 762.

Additional references

• Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melientha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Melientha. Published online. Accessed: May 16 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melientha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Thai pak wan
ไทย: ผักหวานป่า

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