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Melhania substricta is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to East Africa and Yemen.
Melhania substricta is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Yemen. Its habitat is in Acacia-Commiphora bushland or woodland at altitudes of 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft). The species is only known from about ten sites and is considered vulnerable.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melhania substricta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
