| taxonID | 3845263 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 7107288 |
| scientificName | Melianthus pectinatus Harv. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Harv. |
| canonicalName | Melianthus pectinatus |
| genericName | Melianthus |
| specificEpithet | pectinatus |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1(Add.): 21* (1860) |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Geraniales |
| family | Melianthaceae |
| genus | Melianthus |
| Child | Melianthus pectinatus subsp. pectinatus subspecies accepted Melianthus gariepinus Merxm. & Rössler species synonym Melianthus trimenianus Hook.fil. species synonym Melianthus pectinatus subsp. gariepinus (Merxm. & Rössler) Tansley subspecies accepted |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |