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? Malvaceae
Least Mallow, Malva parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Juss.
Subfamilies
Bombacoideae Brownlowioideae Byttnerioideae Dombeyoideae Grewioideae Helicteroideae Malvoideae Sterculioideae Tilioideae

Malvaceae is family of flowering plants containing Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives. Image File history File links Stop_hand. ... Malva parviflora - USGS photo by Forest & Kim Starr [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Malvaceae Malva Categories: USGS images ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Young castor oil plant showing its prominent two embryonic leaves (cotyledons), that differ from the adult leaves Dicotyledons or dicots is a name for a group of flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... Portrait of Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French botanist. ... Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate,commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipuules; hermaphrodite, actinomorphic flowers; calyx of 5 sepal united at the base, accompanied frequently by an epicalyx (involucel); corolla of 5 free petals; androecium of numerous stamens, typically with filaments fused in a staminal tube (column) that... Tribes Malveae Gossypieae Hibisceae Matiseae Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes at the minimum the genus Malva. ... Tilioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily. ... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Species About 30 species, including: Malva alcea - Hollyhock Mallow Malva crispa - Curly Mallow Malva moschata - Musk Mallow Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow Malva nicaeensis Malva parviflora - Least Mallow Malva pusilla - Small Mallow Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Malva verticillata - Chinese Mallow Malva is a genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants...

There are two main views on the circumscription of the family. One view takes the traditionally narrow view of the family, Malvaceae sensu stricto. The APG II system takes a broader circumscription on the basis of molecular phylogenies that show that while Malvaceae s.s. is cladistically monophyletic, several closely related families of order Malvales are not monophyletic. This definition of the family unites the core Malvales of the Cronquist system, including Bombacaceae, Malvaceae s.s., Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae, into the wider Malvaceae sensu lato. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international group of systematic botanists who have come together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants in the light of the rapid rise of molecular systematics. ... This cladogram shows the relationship among various insect groups. ... In phylogenetics, a group is monophyletic (Greek: of one stem) if all organisms in that group are known to have developed from a common ancestral form, and all descendants of that form are included in the group. ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... The Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants (or angiosperms). ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or...

Malvaceae sensu stricto

That Malvaceae s.s. comprise a cladistically monophyletic group has been confir by recent molecular phylogenies. It is a homogeneous taxon, so homogeneous that the subfamily category is not applicable, Malvaceae s.s. is only subdivided in tribes. This cladogram shows the relationship among various insect groups. ... In phylogenetics, a group is monophyletic (Greek: of one stem) if all organisms in that group are known to have developed from a common ancestral form, and all descendants of that form are included in the group. ...

The family most closely related to Malvaceae s.s. is Bombacaceae, and the two are separated primarily on the basis of pollen characters (smooth or rugose in Bombacaceae, spiny in Malvaceae). Malvaceae s.s. also tend to be herbs or shrubs, whereas Bombacaceae are usually trees. Molecular phylogenies have demonstrated that Bombacaceae is cladistically paraphyletic with respect to Malvaceae s.s. This cladogram shows the relationship among various insect groups. ... Paraphyletic - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

It has been recognised by most compilers of high-level classifications, including:

• A. P. de Candolle (1824-1873)
• Bentham & Hooker (1862-1883) (except for Bombacaceae, considered tribe Bombaceae in Malvaceae)
• Eichler (1883)
• Karl Moritz Schumann in Engler & K. Prantl (1895): Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien III. 6 updated by W. Schultze-Motel in H. Melchior (1964): Adolf Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, 12th edition, II. Band.
• Wettstein (1901-1908)
• John Hutchinson (1926-1934)
• Arthur Cronquist (1968, 1981)
• Aaron Goldberg (1986)
• Takhtajan (1966, 1980)
• R.M.T.Dahlgren (1975)

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Malvaceae is still accepted in its restricted sense in several nomenclatural compilations: at IK, APNI (Australian Plant Names Index) and GCI (Gray Card Index) at IPNI (see also list of systems of plant taxonomy); and in several herbaria of the whole world, besides being the classification "standard" of many reference works such as manuals, floras and very important: identification keys (see Thonner's analytical key to the families of flowering plants). Index Kewensis (IK for short) is an index, maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ... This list of systems of plant taxonomy presents “taxonomic systems” used in plant classification. ... In Botany, a herbarium is a collection of preserved plants or plant parts, mainly in a dried form. ... Look up manual in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flora is a collective term for plant life. ... An identification key, also known as a dichotomous key, is a method of deducing the correct species assigment of a living thing. ...

A different approach was taken by Edlin (1935), who restricted Malvaceae even further by transferring the genera with capsular fruits, including Gossypium and Hibiscus, into a more broadly defined Bombacaceae.

Malvaceae sensu stricto as traditionally defined consists of about 111-119 genera, totalling about 1,500 species. This includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae: Malva (Mallow) Althaea (Marsh mallow) Callirhoe (Poppy mallow) Kosteletzkya (Seashore mallow) Lavatera (Tree mallow or rose mallow) Malvaviscus - Turks cap mallow Sidalcea (Greek mallow) Sphaeralcea - Globemallow Plants of the genus Malva are herbaceous... Cotton plant as imagined and drawn by John Mandeville in the 14th century Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium spp. ... Binomial name Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Okra, also called ladys finger in Indian cuisine, is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, originating somewhere near present-day Ethiopia. ... Species See text Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. ... Hollyhock Categories: Stub | Flowers ...

Genera

Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Species See text Abelmoschus is a genus of about 15 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa. ... Species about 150, see text Abutilon is a large genus of about 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species See text Abutilothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Venezuela. ... Hollyhock Categories: Stub | Flowers ... Species Althaea armeniaca Althaea broussonetiifolia* Althaea cannabina- Hemp-leaved Marshmallow Althaea hirsuta- Hairy Marshmallow Althaea longifolia Althaea ludwigii Althaea narbonensis* Althaea officinalis- Marshmallow * Not accepted as distinct by all authors Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. ... Species Callirhoe alcaeoides Callirhoe bushii Callirhoe digitata Callirhoe involucrata Callirhoe leiocarpa Callirhoe papaver Callirhoe pedata Callirhoe scabriuscula Callirhoe triangulata The poppy mallow is any species of the genus Callirhoe in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to the prairies and grasslands of North America. ... Goethea is a genus of plants of the family Malvaceae, commonly placed instead in the genus Pavonia. ... Species See text The cotton plant is a tropical and subtropical shrub of the Genus Gossypium (Family Malvaceae). ... Species See text Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. ... Species Kosteletzkya depressa Kosteletzkya paniculata Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Kosteletzkya virginica about 25 more Kosteletzkya is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow . ... Species About 30 species, including: Malva alcea - Hollyhock Mallow Malva crispa - Curly Mallow Malva moschata - Musk Mallow Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow Malva nicaeensis Malva parviflora - Least Mallow Malva pusilla - Small Mallow Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Malva verticillata - Chinese Mallow Malva is a genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants... Species Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaviscus penduliflorus The Genus Malvaviscus includes three species of shrubs from tropical America placed in the Family Malvaceae. ... Species Sida ciliaris Sida fallax Sida rhombifolia Sida is a genus of 125 to 150 species of herbs or subshrubs in the Mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species Sphaeralcea ambigua Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea fendleri Sphaeralcea munroana The globemallows are members of the genus Sphaeralcea (or Iliamna) in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species Thespesia beatensis Thespesia cubensis Thespesia danis Thespesia garckeana Thespesia grandiflora Thespesia lampas Thespesia macrophylla Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Thespesia thespesioides Thespesia is a genus of 18 shrubs and trees classified in the flowering plant family Malvaceae and thus related to Hibiscus, although within the family they are more closely... Species Urena lobata Urena sinuata Urena is the name given to a plant of the genus Urena. ...

Malvaceae sensu lato

In the broader APG circumscription, the Malvaceae are also a cladistically monophyletic group but take in a much larger number of genera. Because molecular phylogenies have shown that Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae, and Sterculiaceae as traditionally defined are closely related to Malvaceae s.s. but are not monophyletic groups, Malvaceae have been expanded to include these families. This expanded definition has been adopted by numerous researchers on the Malvales (e.g., Baum et al. 2004, Perveen et al. 2004, Tate et al. 2005). This cladogram shows the relationship among various insect groups. ... In phylogenetics, a group is monophyletic (Greek: of one stem) if all organisms in that group are known to have developed from a common ancestral form, and all descendants of that form are included in the group. ...

Whether a consensus in favor of a broad or narrow circumscription of Malvaceae will be adopted, or something in between, remains to be seen. The broad circumscription of Malvaceae has been adopted in textbooks on plant systematics (Judd et al. 1999), in a comprehensive treatment of vascular plant families and genera, the Kubitzki system, by Bayer & Kubitzki (2003), and in a treatment of Neotropical plant families by Maas & Westra (2005). The most recent version of the Thorne system takes an intermediate approach in combining Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae under Malvaceae, but retaining Byttneriaceae (containing elements of the traditional Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae) and a considerably restricted Tiliaceae as separate families. A system of plant taxonomy, the Kubitzki system was published in Kubitzki, K. et al. ... A modern system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system of plant classification was drawn up by the botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920- ). The system has been modified numerous times, with the most recent published in 2000. ...

Malvaceae sensu APG is a family of about 250 genera; it thus also includes lindens, kapok, baobabs, balsa, etc. There are nine subfamilies (Bayer et al. 1999, Bayer & Kubitzki 2003): Species About 30; see text Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent from western North America. ... Binomial name Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Ochroma lagopus Sw. ...

• Bombacoideae, traditionally in Bombacaceae
• Brownlowioideae, traditionally in Tiliaceae
• Byttnerioideae, traditionally in Sterculiaceae
• Dombeyoideae, traditionally in Sterculiaceae
• Grewioideae, traditionally in Tiliaceae
• Helicteroideae, traditionally in Sterculiaceae (tribe Helictereae) and Bombacaceae (tribe Durioneae)
• Malvoideae, traditionally Malvaceae sensu stricto
• Sterculioideae, traditionally in Sterculiaceae
• Tilioideae, traditionally in Tiliaceae

Selected genera

• Abelmoschus - Okra
• Abutilon - Abutilon
• Abutilothamnus
• Adansonia – Baobab traditionally in family Bombacaceae
• Alcea - Hollyhock
• Althaea - Marsh mallow
• Argyrodendron - Booyong - traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Bombax – Silk-cotton tree traditionally in family Bombacaceae
• Brachychiton – Bottletree traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Callirhoe - Poppy mallow
• Ceiba – Kapok traditionally in family Bombacaceae
• Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Cola - Kola nut traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Commersonia - Brown Kurrajong traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Corchorus - Jute traditionally in family Tiliaceae
• Durio – Durian traditionally in family Bombacaceae
• Fremontodendron – Flannelbush traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Gaya – Gaya
• Gossypium - Cotton plant
• Hibiscus - Hibiscus
• Hoheria – Lacebark
• Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow
• Lavatera - Tree mallow or Rose mallow
• Malva - Mallow
• Malvaviscus - Turk's cap mallow
• Ochroma – Balsa traditionally in family Bombacaceae
• Sida
• Sidalcea - Greek mallow
• Sphaeralcea - Globemallow
• Sterculia - traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Theobroma - Cacao traditionally in family Sterculiaceae
• Thespesia
• Tilia – Linden, traditionally in family Tiliaceae
• Urena

Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate,commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipuules; hermaphrodite, actinomorphic flowers; calyx of 5 sepal united at the base, accompanied frequently by an epicalyx (involucel); corolla of 5 free petals; androecium of numerous stamens, typically with filaments fused in a staminal tube (column) that... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Tribes Malveae Gossypieae Hibisceae Matiseae Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes at the minimum the genus Malva. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Tilioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species See text Abelmoschus is a genus of about 15 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa. ... Binomial name Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Okra, also called ladys finger in Indian cuisine, is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, originating somewhere near present-day Ethiopia. ... Species about 150, see text Abutilon is a large genus of about 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species about 150, see text Abutilon is a large genus of about 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species See text Abutilothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Venezuela. ... The baobabs (Adansonia) are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and Africa and Australia (one species in each). ... Species See text. ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Hollyhock Categories: Stub | Flowers ... Hollyhock Categories: Stub | Flowers ... Species Althaea armeniaca Althaea broussonetiifolia* Althaea cannabina- Hemp-leaved Marshmallow Althaea hirsuta- Hairy Marshmallow Althaea longifolia Althaea ludwigii Althaea narbonensis* Althaea officinalis- Marshmallow * Not accepted as distinct by all authors Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. ... Species Althaea armeniaca Althaea broussonetiifolia* Althaea cannabina- Hemp-leaved Marshmallow Althaea hirsuta- Hairy Marshmallow Althaea longifolia Althaea ludwigii Althaea narbonensis* Althaea officinalis- Marshmallow * Not accepted as distinct by all authors Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. ... Species Argyrodendron actinophyllum Argyrodendron trifoliolatum Argyrodendron peralatum Argyrodendron polyandrum Argyrodendron is a genus of mainly trees in the mallow family Malvaceae. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Bombax buonopozense Bombax ceiba And six other species Silk cotton trees comprise eight species in the genus Bombax, native to tropical southern Asia, northern Australia and tropical Africa. ... Species Bombax buonopozense Bombax ceiba And six other species Silk cotton trees comprise eight species in the genus Bombax, native to tropical southern Asia, northern Australia and tropical Africa. ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Species See text Brachychiton (Kurrajong, Bottletree) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia (the centre of diversity, with 30 species), and New Guinea (one species). ... Species See text Brachychiton (Kurrajong, Bottletree) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia (the centre of diversity, with 30 species), and New Guinea (one species). ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Callirhoe alcaeoides Callirhoe bushii Callirhoe digitata Callirhoe involucrata Callirhoe leiocarpa Callirhoe papaver Callirhoe pedata Callirhoe scabriuscula Callirhoe triangulata The poppy mallow is any species of the genus Callirhoe in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to the prairies and grasslands of North America. ... Species Callirhoe alcaeoides Callirhoe bushii Callirhoe digitata Callirhoe involucrata Callirhoe leiocarpa Callirhoe papaver Callirhoe pedata Callirhoe scabriuscula Callirhoe triangulata The poppy mallow is any species of the genus Callirhoe in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to the prairies and grasslands of North America. ... Species About 10-20 species, including: Ceiba aesculifolia Ceiba glaziovii Ceiba insignis Ceiba pentandra Ceiba speciosa Ceiba trichistandra Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Central and South America, The Bahamas,the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Cola nitida Cola vera Cola acuminata - Abata Cola The kola nut is obtained from several West African or Indonesian trees, such as Cola nitida or Cola vera, and the Abata Cola (Cola acuminata), of the Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae) family. ... Species See treat Kola nut (Cola) is a genus of about 125 species of trees native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (or treated in the separate family Sterculiaceae). ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species See text. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species About 40-100 species, including: Corchorus aestuans Corchorus capsularis Corchorus carnarvonensis Corchorus cunninghamii Corchorus junodi Corchorus olitorius Corchorus sidoides Corchorus tridens Corchorus walcottii Corchorus is a genus of about 40-100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Durio dulcis Durio graveolens Durio kutejensis Durio oxlevanus Durio zibethinus Durian (Durio) is a genus of 25-30 species of tropical trees native to southeast Asia. ... Species About 27 species, including: Durio dulcis Durio grandiflorus Durio graveolens Durio kutejensis Durio oxleyanus Durio wyattsmithii Durio zibethinus The durian is the fruit of several species of trees in the genus Durio, especially Durio zibethinus. ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Species Fremontodendron californicum Fremontodendron mexicanum The flannelbush or flannel bush is a genus Fremontodendron (or Fremontia) of two species of shrubs from the western United States and northern Mexico. ... Species Fremontodendron californicum Fremontodendron mexicanum The flannelbush or flannel bush is a genus Fremontodendron (or Fremontia) of two species of shrubs from the western United States and northern Mexico. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species See text The cotton plant is a tropical and subtropical shrub of the Genus Gossypium (Family Malvaceae). ... Species See text The cotton plant (Gossypium) is a genus of about 40 species of shrubs in the family Malvaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Species See text Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. ... Species See text Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. ... Species Kosteletzkya depressa Kosteletzkya paniculata Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Kosteletzkya virginica about 25 more Kosteletzkya is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow . ... Species Kosteletzkya depressa Kosteletzkya paniculata Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Kosteletzkya virginica about 25 more Kosteletzkya is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow . ... Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae: Malva (Mallow) Althaea (Marsh mallow) Callirhoe (Poppy mallow) Kosteletzkya (Seashore mallow) Lavatera (Tree mallow or rose mallow) Malvaviscus - Turks cap mallow Sidalcea (Greek mallow) Sphaeralcea - Globemallow Plants of the genus Malva are herbaceous... Species About 30 species, including: Malva alcea - Hollyhock Mallow Malva crispa - Curly Mallow Malva moschata - Musk Mallow Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow Malva nicaeensis Malva parviflora - Least Mallow Malva pusilla - Small Mallow Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Malva verticillata - Chinese Mallow Malva is a genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants... Species About 30 species, including: Malva alcea - Hollyhock Mallow Malva crispa - Curly Mallow Malva moschata - Musk Mallow Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow Malva nicaeensis Malva parviflora - Least Mallow Malva pusilla - Small Mallow Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Malva verticillata - Chinese Mallow Malva is a genus of about 30 species of herbaceous plants... Species Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaviscus penduliflorus The Genus Malvaviscus includes three species of shrubs from tropical America placed in the Family Malvaceae. ... Binomial name Ochroma lagopus Balsa (Ochroma lagopus, synonym ) is a large, fast-growing tree to 30 m tall, native from tropical South America north to southern Mexico. ... Binomial name Ochroma lagopus Sw. ... Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature. ... Species Sida ciliaris Sida fallax Sida rhombifolia Sida is a genus of 125 to 150 species of herbs or subshrubs in the Mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species Sphaeralcea ambigua Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea fendleri Sphaeralcea munroana The globemallows are members of the genus Sphaeralcea (or Iliamna) in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Species Sphaeralcea ambigua Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea fendleri Sphaeralcea munroana The globemallows are members of the genus Sphaeralcea (or Iliamna) in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ... Sterculia (tropical chestnuts) Sterculia africana mopopaja tree Sterculia alata buddha coconut Sterculia alexandrii cape sterculia Sterculia apetala panama tree Sterculia balanghas Sterculia carthaginensis Sterculia chicha maranhao nut Sterculia diversifolia bottle tree Sterculia foetida sterculia nut, java olive Sterculia guerichii Sterculia guttata Sterculia ipomoeifolia Sterculia monosperma china chestnut, (pheng phok) Sterculia... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species See text Theobroma is a genus in the Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae) family of understory trees in the tropical forests of Central and South America. ... Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. For the town in French Guiana see Cacao, French Guiana Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Thespesia beatensis Thespesia cubensis Thespesia danis Thespesia garckeana Thespesia grandiflora Thespesia lampas Thespesia macrophylla Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Thespesia thespesioides Thespesia is a genus of 18 shrubs and trees classified in the flowering plant family Malvaceae and thus related to Hibiscus, although within the family they are more closely... Species About 30; see text Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent from western North America. ... Species About 30; see text Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent from western North America. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow or... Species Urena lobata Urena sinuata Urena is the name given to a plant of the genus Urena. ...

References

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External links

• Alverson, William S., Barbara A. Whitlock, Reto Nyffeler, Clemens Bayer and David A. Baum. 1999. Phylogeny of the core Malvales: evidence from ndhF sequence data. American Journal of Botany 86: 1474-1486.
• Core Malvales from Tree of Life

Malvaceae sensu lato:

• Malvaceae Info, includes much recent taxonomic discussion and a full list of about 250 genera; also numerous photos

Malvaceae sensu stricto:

• Malvaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• Malvaceae – miscellaneous photographs at University of Hawaii Botany site.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew list of genera

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