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Malvaceae
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
Durio – Durian
Fremontodendron – Flannelbush
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
Sidalcea - Greek mallow
Sphaeralcea - Globemallow
Sterculia -
Theobroma - Cacao
Thespesia -
Tilia – Linden
Malvaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. Recent genetic studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have greatly expanded the family to about 240-250 genera, including the families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae previously treated as distinct, including well-known genera such as lindens, kapok, baobabs, and balsa. Traditionally the family consisted of about 1,500 species in 75 genera.
External links
- Malvaceae Info, includes much recent taxonomic discussion and a full list of about 250 genera; also numerous photos
- Technical info about Malvaceae
- Malvaceae – miscellaneous photographs at University of Hawaii Botany site.
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