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Goethea
Gossypium
Hibiscadelphus
  Hibiscus
Lavatera
Malvaviscus
Pavonia
  Sidalcea
Thespesia


Abelmoschus - Okra
Abutilon - Abutilon
Adansonia – Baobab
Alcea - Hollyhock
Althaea - Marsh mallow
Bombax – Silk-cotton tree
Brachychiton – Bottletree
Callirhoe - Poppy mallow
Ceiba – Kapok
Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree
Cola - Kola nut
Corchorus - Jute
DurioDurian
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
Sida
Sidalcea - Greek mallow
Sphaeralcea - Globemallow
Sterculia -
Theobroma - Cacao
Thespesia -
Tilia – Linden
Urena

Malvaceae occurs as family of flowering plants that includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. Recent inherited studies per Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have greatly expanded a personal to astir 240-250 genera, including the families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae previously treated as distinct, including easily-known genera like lindens, kapok, baobabs, and balsa. Traditionally a personal consisted of just about 1,500 metal money inside 75 genera.

Niner Subfamilies: Bombacoideae Brownlowioideae Byttnerioideae Dombeyoideae Grewioideae Helicteroideae Malvoideae Sterculioideae Tilioideae

Malvaceae
Brief description of the family, and illustrations and detail of some plants.

Australian Native Hibiscus
Information about some hibiscus and related plants.

Description of Malvaceae
Habit and leaf form; Anatomy; Morphology; Physiology; Biochemistry; Geography.

Malvaceae Info
Information and images on many species of ornamental malvaceous plants, including flowers, foliage, and fruit. Subdivided by genera.






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