Malvastrum americanum

Malvastrum americanum

Malvastrum americanum

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: Malvastrum
Species: Malvastrum americanum

Name

Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr., 1859

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malva americana L. in Sp. Pl.: 687 (1753)
  • Malveopsis americana (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891)
  • Sphaeralcea americana (L.) Metz in Contrib. Biol. Lab. Catholic Univ. Amer. 16: 142 (1934)
• Heterotypic
  • Malope lutea Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)
  • Malope malacoides Walter in Fl. Carol.: 176 (1788), sensu auct.
  • Malva astrolasia Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 168 (1841)
  • Malva blumeana Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 94 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Malva brachystachya F.Muell. in Linnaea 25: 378 (1853)
  • Malva curassavica Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 754 (1792)
  • Malva fluminensis Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 287 (1829)
  • Malva gangetica L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 967 (1763)
  • Malva macrostachya C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 2: 120 (1835)
  • Malva ovata Cav. in Diss. 2: 81 (1786)
  • Malva polystachya Cav. in Diss. 5: 280 (1788)
  • Malva spicata L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1146 (1759)
  • Malva spicata var. ovata (Cav.) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 100 (1879)
  • Malva sublobata Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 754 (1792)
  • Malva timoriensis DC. in Prodr. 1: 430 (1824)
  • Malva trachelifolia Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 209 (1822)
  • Malvastrum americanum var. stellatum S.R.Hill in Brittonia 32: 464 (1980 publ. 1981)
  • Malvastrum macrostachyum (C.Presl) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 99 (1879)
  • Malvastrum spicatum (L.) A.Gray in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4: 22 (1849)
  • Malvastrum trachelifolium (Link) Ulbr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 509 (1915)
  • Malveopsis macrostachya (C.Presl) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891)
  • Malveopsis spicata (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891)
  • Malveopsis spicata var. normalis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891), not validly publ.
  • Malveopsis spicata f. rubra Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891)
  • Melochia spicata (L.) Fryxell in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25: 457 (1988)
  • Sida betulifolia Schrank in Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 74 (1826)
  • Visenia spicata (L.) Colla in Herb. Pedem. 1: 431 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern Sputh America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Western Sputh America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Cebtral America Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern Sputh America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Cape Verde, China Southeast, Galápagos, Hawaii, Mexican Pacific Is., Philippines, Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. in W. H. Emory, 1859. [[Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound.}} 2(1):38.

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. Malvastrum americanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malvastrum americanum. Published online. Accessed: October 23 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malvastrum americanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malvastrum americanum. 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 23. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malvastrum americanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Valley false mallow
中文: 穗花赛葵

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