Summary ⁷

The Malvaceae, or the mallows, are a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Well-known members of this family include okra, cotton, and cacao. The largest genera in terms of number of species include Hibiscus (300 species), Sterculia (250 species), Dombeya (225 species), Pavonia (200 species), and Sida (200 species).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Philip Bouchard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/62003631@N00/2122405616
2. (c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. Turkey, Milas.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/alhi2_001_lhp.jpg
3. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319182&one=T
4. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319183&one=T
5. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319184&one=T
6. (c) Royal Botanic Garden&nbsp; Edinburgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://data.rbge.org.uk/images/398307/700
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvaceae

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Key to the southern African genera of Malvaceae
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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