Shrub ; up to 1 . 5 m tall . Stems with dense downy stellate-pubescence . Leaves alternate , 6-10 x 4-8 cm , ovate , apex acute , base cordate , margin denticulate , with dense downy stellate-pubescence ; petiole 15–55 mm long ; stipules 3–20 mm long . Inflorescences in 1-3-flowered cymes , axillary ; pedicels up to 15 mm long . Flowers pale yellow , about 15 mm across ; epicalyx (bracts) ± 3 x 2 . 5 cm , orbicular-ovate , yellow-red to red-gold , persistent , enlarging and surrounding the fruit ; sepals united at the base , pilose , lobes acute ; petals 7–10 mm long , yellow ; staminodes 4–7 mm long ; style 1–3 mm long . Fruit capsule , 7–10 mm long , ovoid to subglobose , tomentose , with 2–3-seeded cells . Seeds 3–4 mm long , tuberculate . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Melhania denhamii var. grandibracteata K.Schum.
Melhania fiorii Chiov.
Melhania grandibracteata (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
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Not known
Not used traditionally.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
