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Malvaceae

St Helena redwood

Melhania erythroxylon (G.Forst.) R.Br.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Melhania

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St Helena redwood (Melhania erythroxylon)
Photo: davidroy, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
聖赫倫那紅杉
English
St Helena redwood, Redwood

Synonyms

  • Assonia erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Sims
  • Dombeya erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Willd.
  • Pentapetes erythroxylon G.Forst.
  • Trochetia erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Benth.
  • Trochetiopsis erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Marais

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.