''Kosteletzkya'' is a
genus
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of the
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
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 okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
that includes the
seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''
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 ...
'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears more flattened capsules that dehisce loculicidally. The genus was separated from ''Hibiscus'' in 1835 by
Carl Borivoj Presl, who named it after
Vincenz Franz Kosteletzky Vincenz is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Vincenz Armann (1599–1649), Flemish or Dutch landscape painter
*Vincenz Czerny (1842–1916), German Bohemian surgeon
* Vincenz Fettmilch (died 1616), grocer and gingerbread baker wh ...
(1801–1887).
Phylogenetic evidence supports this genus being
polyphyletic
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, with
New World
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and
Malagasy species of ''Kosteletzkya'' belonging to completely different clades within the
Hibisceae
Hibisceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae.
Genera
The following genera are included:
*''Abelmoschus'' Medik.
*''Anotea'' (DC.) Kunth
*'' Cenocentrum'' Gagnep.
*''Decaschistia'' Wight & Arn. ...
. Under a revised nomenclature, only New World species would retain the genus name ''Kosteletzkya''. An alternate revision would be to merge all New World ''Kosteletzkya'' species into ''Hibiscus''.
Species
These species are recognized by
Plants of the World Online as of June 2022:
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Kosteletzkya adoensis
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears more ...
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Kosteletzkya batacensis''
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Kosteletzkya begoniifolia''
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Kosteletzkya blanchardii''
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Kosteletzkya borkouana
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears mor ...
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Kosteletzkya buettneri''
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Kosteletzkya depressa'' - stinging mallow or white fenrose
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Kosteletzkya diplocrater''
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Kosteletzkya flavicentrum''
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Kosteletzkya grantii''
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Kosteletzkya hispidula''
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Kosteletzkya macrantha''
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Kosteletzkya madagascariensis''
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Kosteletzkya malvocoerulea''
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Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
''Kosteletzkya pentacarpos'', the seashore mallow, also known as the saltmarsh mallow, sweat weed, Virginia saltmarsh mallow, or hibiscus à cinq carpelles, is an herb found in marshes along the eastern seashore of North America, parts of coast ...
'' - seashore mallow
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Kosteletzkya racemosa''
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Kosteletzkya ramosa
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears mor ...
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Kosteletzkya reclinata
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears mor ...
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Kosteletzkya reflexiflora
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears mor ...
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Kosteletzkya retrobracteata''
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Kosteletzkya rotundalata''
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Kosteletzkya semota''
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Kosteletzkya thouarsiana''
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Kosteletzkya thurberi''
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Kosteletzkya tubiflora
''Kosteletzkya'' is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (''K. pentacarpos''). It includes about 27 species found worldwide.
Although similar in appearance to ''Hibiscus'', ''Kosteletzkya'' typically bears more ...
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Kosteletzkya velutina''
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Kosteletzkya wetarensis''
References
Malvaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl
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