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This is a list of genera in the plant family Malvaceae. [1] Malvaceae includes Alcea (hollyhock), Malva (mallow) and Gossypium (cotton), as well as Tilia (lime or linden tree). Contents:
Malvaceae (/ m æ l ˈ v eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Well-known members of economic importance include okra , cotton , cacao , roselle and durian .
Malvaceae (mallow family) [8] Malva, from a Latin plant name [124] [125] [126] 245 genera, scattered worldwide [61] [127] Hairy shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. Cocoa beans are native to tropical South and Central America, and Cola nuts are native to West Africa. The most commercially valuable genera are Gossypium (for cotton) and Corchorus ...
This category should contain only articles about the genera of Malvaceae, when the articles are at the scientific name, or redirects from the scientific name in the case of monotypic taxa or articles at the English name.
Malvaceae (mallow family) Hibiscus syriacus: Syrian hibiscus; Rose-of-Sharon; althea Malvaceae (mallow family) Hibiscus tiliaceus: seaside mahoe; sea hibiscus Malvaceae (mallow family) Lagunaria: lagunaria trees; Lagunaria patersonia: cow itch tree; primrose tree; Norfolk Island hibiscus; pyramid tree Malvaceae (mallow family) Thespesia ...
Family boundaries and circumscriptions of the "core" Malvales families, Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae, and Sterculiaceae, have long been problematic. A close relationship among these families, and particularly Malvaceae and Bombacaceae, has generally been recognized, although until recently most classification systems have maintained them ...
Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Chicago, Illinois: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-52292-0. Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2. Cullen, Katherine E. (2006).
Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [ 3 ] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase , with two updated families [ a ] from Plants of the ...