Melochia
$40.00 USD
Created in the tradition of 19th-century botanical plates, then reviewed by hand before it goes anywhere near a shirt. Yours is printed fresh when you order it.
Style: Short Sleeve
Description
This women's tee is made from 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun US cotton in a boxy, slightly cropped mid-length cut. It features a topstitched ribbed collar, shoulder-to-shoulder twill tape, a seamless body, and a double-needle bottom hem. Dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes in a WRAP-certified facility, using a salt-free clean pigment process that uses about half the water of conventional pigment dyeing. Boxy fit, sizes S–2XL — it runs close to the body, so size up for a looser drape. Slight shade variation between garments is normal.
Size Chart
Garment measurements in inches, laid flat.
| Size | Body length | Body width |
|---|---|---|
| S | 20" | 18 1/4" |
| M | 21" | 20 1/4" |
| L | 22" | 22" |
| XL | 23" | 24" |
| 2XL | 24" | 26" |
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Meet melochia
Melochia L.
Melochia includes herbs, low woody plants, shrubs and occasional trees across tropical and subtropical regions. Many bear a covering of star-shaped hairs. Their small flowers may be gathered beside leaves or at shoot tips, and their dry fruits provide useful distinctions between species. Kew Plants of the World Online: MelochiaFlora of North America, volume 6: Melochia
Seasonality across the genus
Brazilian Caatinga; Melochia tomentosa example
In the Brazilian Caatinga, studied M. tomentosa plants flowered throughout the year, with peaks in both wet and dry periods. Machado and Sazima (2008): Pollination and breeding system of Melochia tomentosa, Flora 203:484–490
Native range
The genus occurs in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Pacific islands. Kew’s New Guinea account records Melochia in savannah forest, on ridges and along rivers at low elevations. Kew Plants of the World Online: MelochiaFlora of North America, volume 6: Melochia
Ecological relationships
In that M. tomentosa study, honeybees were the principal pollinators; native Centris and Xylocopa bees also contributed to fruit production. Machado and Sazima (2008): Pollination and breeding system of Melochia tomentosa, Flora 203:484–490
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