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Malvaviscus. Fabr. Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. [ 2] Common names for species in this genus include Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts (a ...
Achania mollis Aiton. Malvaviscus arboreus is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, [2] that is native to the American South, [3] Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specific name, arboreus, refers to the tree -like appearance of a mature plant. It is now popular in cultivation [4] and goes by many English ...
It is a perennial shrub that can reach up to 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) tall. [3] [6] It produces red hanging tubular flowers with stamens that stick out. It has pointed, ovular leaves and hairy stems. [6] Like other members the Malvaviscus genus, M. penduliflorus produces sap and small red fruits.
It is endemicto Costa Ricain the Talamancan montane forests ecoregion. It grows at elevations of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft) above sea level. Description. [edit] Malvaviscus palmanusis 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) in height. Like several other species in its genus, it has large red flowers, which are pollinatedby hummingbirds.
Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus. Known as common mallow to English-speaking Europeans, [3] it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and tall mallow (mauve des bois by the French) [4] as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the ...
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Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil. Reaching a height of 1.5–2.5 metres (4 ft 11 in – 8 ft 2 in), it has dark green and glossy foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped, about six inches long.
Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes in the minimum the genus Malva.It was first used by Burnett in 1835, but was not much used until recently, where, within the framework of the APG System, which unites the families Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae of the Cronquist system, the aggregate family Malvaceae is divided into 9 subfamilies ...