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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

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Malvaceae 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 ...

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Malvoideae Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes in the minimum the genus '' Malva''. It was first used by Burnett in 1835, but was not much used until recently, where, within the framework of the APG System, which unites t ...

Genera

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Abelmoschus ''Abelmoschus'' is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to tropical Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It was formerly included within ''Hibiscus'', but is now classified as a distinct ...

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Anotea ''Anotea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae 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 o ...

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DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

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Kunth Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continents, ...

*'' Cenocentrum'' Gagnep. *''

Decaschistia ''Decaschistia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae 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 incl ...

Wight A wight (Old English: ''wiht'') is a mythical sentient being, often undead. In its original use the word ''wight'' described a living human being, but has come to be used in fictional works in the fantasy genre to describe certain immortal bein ...

Arn. George Arnott Walker Arnott of Arlary (6 February 1799 – 17 April 1868) was a Scottish botanist. Early life George Arnott Walker Arnott was born in Edinburgh in 1799, the son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary. He attended Milnathort Parish ...

*'' Dicellostyles'' Benth. *'' Fioria'' Mattei *'' Helicteropsis'' Hochr. *''

Hibiscadelphus ''Hibiscadelphus'' is a genus of flowering plants that are endemic to Hawaii, Hawaii. It is known by the Native Hawaiians as ''hau kuahiwi'' which means "mountain Hibiscus". The Latin name ''Hibiscadelphus'' means "brother of ''Hibiscus''". It is ...

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Hibiscus ''Hibiscus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species ...

'' L. *'' Humbertianthus'' Hochr. *'' Humbertiella'' Hochr. *'' Julostylis'' Thwaites *'' Kosteletzkya''

C.Presl Carl Borivoj Presl ( cs, Karel Bořivoj Presl; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czechs, Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the Charles University in Prague, University of P ...

*'' Kydia'' Roxb. *'' Macrostelia'' Hochr. *'' Malachra'' L. *''

Malvaviscus ''Malvaviscus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Common names for species in this genus include Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the cl ...

'' Fabr. *'' Megistostegium'' Hochr. *'' Nayariophyton'' T.K.Paul *'' Papuodendron''

C.T.White Cyril Tenison ("C.T.") White (17 August 1890 – 15 August 1950) was an Australian botanist. Early life White was born in Brisbane to Henry White, a trade broker, and Louisa ''nee'' Bailey. He attended school at South Brisbane State School, an ...

*'' Pavonia'' Cav. *'' Peltaea'' (C.Presl)

Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. __TOC__ Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...

*'' Perrierophytum'' Hochr. *'' Phragmocarpidium'' Krapov. *'' Radyera''

Bullock Bullock may refer to: Animals * Bullock (in British English), a castrated male bovine animal of any age * Bullock (in North America), a young bull (an uncastrated male bovine animal) * Bullock (in Australia, India and New Zealand), an ox, an adu ...

*'' Rojasimalva'' Fryxell *'' Senra'' Cav. *'' Symphyochlamys'' Gürke *''

Talipariti ''Talipariti'' is a genus of plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. It consists of 22 species, which are exclusively tropical except for one species whose range extends into temperate areas of Japan and Korea. Most authors now treat these species ...

'' Fryxell *''

Urena ''Urena'' is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Some view the plant as a weed, but others make use of its fiber for various purposes. The leaves and flowers are also a famine food in Africa. I ...

'' L. *'' Wercklea'' Pittier & Standl.

References

External links

* * Rosid tribes {{Hibisceae-stub