Malva aethiopica

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Malva aethiopica is listed as Vulnerable.

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: Malveae
Genus: Malva
Species: Malva aethiopica

Name

Malva aethiopica C.J.S.Davis, Phytotaxa 13: 56 (2010).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lavatera abyssinica Hutch. & E.A.Bruce, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 107 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Davis, C.J.S. 2010. Malva aethiopica, a new name for Lavatera abyssinica (Malvaceae): an endemic species of the Ethiopian Highlands. Phytotaxa 13(1):56-58. Reference page. 

Links

• Ermias Lulekal, Darbyshire, I., Nemomissa, S., Sebsebe Demissew, Melaku Wondafrash, Lidet Mehari, Birhanu Belay, Wege Abebe, Debela Daba, Tesfanesh Feseha, Bezawit Genanaw, Shewangziwe Lemma, Hanny Lidetu, Efrata Mekbib, Befkadu Mewded & Samson Shimelse 2021.. Malva aethiopica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Vulnerable . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T147869034A223069586.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malva aethiopica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malva aethiopica. Published online. Accessed: October 18 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Malva aethiopica. Accessed: 18 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malva aethiopica. 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 18. Reference page.