Malvaceae Juss.

Linden or Mallow Family

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Plants > Angiosperms > Malvaceae

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae

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Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as Alcea (hollyhock), Malva (mallow) and Lavatera (tree mallow), as well as Tilia (lime tree). The largest genera in terms of number of species include Hibiscus (300 species), Sterculia (250 species), Dombeya (250 species), Pavonia (200 species) and Sida (200 species). Wikipedia

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Genera: Abelmoschus, Abutilon, Bombax, Ceiba, Corchorus, Durio, Gossypium, Grewia, Helicteres, Helicteres, Hibiscus, Melochia, Pavonia, Pseudobombax, Pterocymbium, Sida, Thespesia, Triumfetta, Urena, ​Waltheria

Abelmoschus esculentus

Abelmoschus moschatus

Abutilon indicum

Bombax ceiba

Ceiba pentandra

Corchorus aestuans

Durio zibethinus

Gossypium herbaceum

Grewia nervosa

Helicteres hirsuta

Helicteres isora

Hibiscus hispidissimus

Hibiscus lobatus

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Hibiscus surattensis

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Melochia corchorifolia

Pavonia rigida

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Pterocymbium tinctorium

Sida acuta

Sida alnifolia var. alnifolia

Thespesia lampas

Thespesia populnea

Triumfetta pilosa

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Urena lobata

Waltheria indica

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References: 
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