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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 names including wax ...
Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. 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 schizocarp ), and ...
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.
Pages in category "Malvaviscus" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Malvaviscus arboreus; P. Malvaviscus palmanus This page was ...
Malva acerifolia. ( Cav.) Alef. [1] [2] Saviniona acerifolia (Cav.) Webb & Berthel. Malva canariensis M.F.Ray, nom. illeg. et superfl. Malva acerifolia, also frequently known under the synonyms Lavatera acerifolia or Malva canariensis is a shrub endemic to the Canary Islands, belonging to the family Malvaceae. [4]
Malvoideae. 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 ...
Galinsoga parviflora grows to a height of 75 cm (30 in). It is a branched herb with opposite stalked leaves, toothed at the margins. The flowers are in small heads. The 3–8 white ray-florets are about 10 mm ( in) long and 3-lobed. The central disc florets are yellow and tubular.
Malvaviscus palmanus is an understory tree of the Costa Rican cloud forest. Distribution. It is endemic to Costa Rica in the Talamancan montane forests ecoregion. It grows at elevations of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft) above sea level. Description. Malvaviscus palmanus is 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) in