Malvaviscus arboreus

Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Malvaviscus
Species: Malvaviscus arboreus
Varieties: M. a. var. arboreus – M. a. var. drummondii

Name

• Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav., Diss. 3: 131, t. 48, f. 1. 1787.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Achania coccinea Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 385 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Achania malvaviscus (L.) Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 102 (1788)
  • Hibiscus malvaviscus L. in Sp. Pl.: 694 (1753)
  • Malvaviscus coccineus Medik. in Malvenfam.: 49 (1787), nom. superfl.
  • Malvaviscus malvaviscus (L.) Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 142 (1894), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Western South America Peru Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Chad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mississippi, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1787. Tertia dissertatio botanica. De Ruizia, Assonia, Dombeya, Pentapete, Malvavisco, Pavonia, Hibisco, Laguna, Cienfuegosia, Quararibea, Pachira, Hugonia, et Monsonia. Pp. 107–185, tt. 36–74 in Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem. Apud Franciscum Amb. Didot, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3: 131, t. 48, f. 1.
• Medikus, F.K. 1787. Versuch einer neuen Lehrart die Pflanzen nach zwei Methoden zugleich, nehmlich nach der künstlichen und natürlischen, zu ordnen, durch ein Beispiel einer natürlichen Familie erörtert [Neue methode bei Pflanzen zu ordnen] (vorgelesen den 17 May 1786). Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft 2: [327]–460. Google Books Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malvaviscus arboreus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malvaviscus arboreus. Published online. Accessed: October 10 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malvaviscus arboreus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malvaviscus arboreus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malvaviscus arboreus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Wax mallow

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