Malvaceae

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? Malvaceae
Image:Malva parviflora.jpg Malva parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae
Genera
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 Durio – Durian 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 is a family of flowering plants that includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. Recent genetic studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have greatly expanded the family to about 240-250 genera, including the families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae previously treated as distinct, including well-known genera such as lindens, kapok, baobabs, and balsa. Traditionally the family consisted of about 1,500 species in 75 genera.

9 Subfamilies:

• Bombacoideae
• Brownlowioideae
• Byttnerioideae
• Dombeyoideae
• Grewioideae
• Helicteroideae
• Malvoideae
• Sterculioideae
• Tilioideae

External links

• Malvaceae Info, includes much recent taxonomic discussion and a full list of about 250 genera; also numerous photos
• Malvaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• Malvaceae – miscellaneous photographs at University of Hawaii Botany site.