Melianthus
Genus of flowering plants in the family Francoaceae
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Melianthus is a genus of flowering plants native to elevated grassland in South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name.[2] This name also attaches to the species M. comosus and M. major that are found in cultivation.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Francoaceae |
| Genus: | Melianthus L. |
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Diplerisma Planch. | |
The genus contains up to six species of evergreen shrubs. They have large pinnate leaves with prominent stipules, and erect racemes of nectar-rich flowers.[3] The vegetative parts are very toxic.[4]
Species
Six species are accepted.[1]
- Melianthus comosus Vahl
- Melianthus dregeanus Sond.
- Melianthus elongatus Wijnands
- Melianthus major L.
- Melianthus pectinatus Harv.
- Melianthus villosus Bolus
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