Malvaviscus
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| Image:Unknown orange2 flower belize.jpg Malvaviscus penduliflorus or Turk's cap | ||||||||||||
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Malvaviscus arboreus |
Malvaviscus is a genus of three species of shrubs in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical America from Florida and Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. The flowers resemble those of the related genus Hibiscus, except that the petals are folded spirally, and open only a short way to form a tube-shaped flower, to encourage pollination by hummingbirds. Common names include Turk's cap Mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus), Wax Mallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, and Mazapan.
