Malvaceae
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 Malva parviflora | ||||||||||
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Abelmoschus - Okra |
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.
External links
- Malvaceae Info (http://www.malvaceae.info/), includes much recent taxonomic discussion and a full list of about 250 genera; also numerous photos
- Technical info about Malvaceae (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/malvacea.htm)
- Malvaceae (http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/malv.htm) – miscellaneous photographs at University of Hawaii Botany site.
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