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Honeyflowers
Melianthus
Melianthus is a genus of flowering plants native to elevated grassland in South Africa. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name. This name also attaches to the species M. comosus and M. major that are found in cultivation.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cape honey flower
speciesMelianthus major
Crown Honeyflower
speciesMelianthus comosus
Cockscomb Honeyflower
speciesMelianthus pectinatus
Strandveld Honeyflower
speciesMelianthus elongatus
Drakensberg Honeyflower
speciesMelianthus villosus
Natal Honeyflower
speciesMelianthus dregeanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120236.