Malva cretica

Malva cretica

Malva cretica

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
Sectio: M. sect. Creticae
Species: Malva cretica
Subspecies: M. c. subsp. althaeoides – M. c. subsp. cretica

Name

Malva cretica Cav., Diss. 2: 67 (1786).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malva althaeoides var. cretica (Cav.) Baker, J. Bot. 28: 243 (1890).
  • Dinacusa cretica (Cav.) G.Krebs, Feddes Repert. 105(5–6) : 309 (1994).

Homonyms

• Malva cretica (L.) Pau, Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 3: 29 (1889), nom. illeg. = Malva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France (introduced), Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1786. Secunda dissertatio botanica. De Malva, Serra, Malope, Lavatera, Alcea, Althaea et Malachra. Accedunt Sidae mantissa, et tentamina de Malvarum atque Abutilonis fibris in usus oeconomicos praeparandis, [43]-106 pp. Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malva cretica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malva cretica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malva cretica. Published online. Accessed: 19 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Malva cretica. Accessed: 19 Oct 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Malva cretica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 19.

Vernacular names

العربية: لافترية كشميرية
svenska: Kashmirmalva
тоҷикӣ: Хатмӣ
中文: 新疆花葵

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