Malvaceae

Malvaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae
Genera
Abelmoschus (Okra) Abutilon (Abutilon) Alcea (Hollyhock) Althaea (Marsh mallow) Callirhoe (Poppy mallow) Gossypium (Cotton plant) Hibiscus (Hibiscus) Kosteletzkya (Saltmarsh mallow) Lavatera (Tree mallow/Rose mallow) Malva (Mallow) Malvaviscus (Mallow) Sphaeralcea (Globemallow)

Malvaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra plants, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. The family traditionally consists of about 1,500 species in 75 genera, but recent genetic work is calling the taxonomy into question, and it is likely that many of the groups will be moved around; modern treatments of the Malvaceae now also include genera previously treated in the Tiliaceae and Bombacaceae, including lindenss, kapok, baobabs, and balsa.

External links

• Malvaceae Info, includes much recent taxonomic discussion
• Technical info about Malvaceae
• Malvaceae – miscellaneous photographs at University of Hawaii Botany site.