Malvaviscus
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Malvaviscus

mallow
mazapan
sultan's turban

Hierarchical position of the Genus Malvaviscus

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt.
pub. 1993
  
   SuperOrdo  Malvanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 242. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Malvales Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 43. 1829.
  
   Subordo  Malvineae Rchb.
pub. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: lxxxi. Jul 1841.
  
   Familia  Malvaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 271. 4 Aug 1789, nom. cons.
common name: Mallows
  
   Tribus  Malvavisceae C. Presl
pub. Reliq. Haenk. 2: 135. Jan-Jun 1835.
  
   Genus  Malvaviscus Fabr.
pub. (1759)
common name: wax mallow
  

Named members of the Genus Malvaviscus

1
   Species  arboreus Dill. ex Cav.   
 
2
   Varietas  arboreus
common name: wax mallow
3
   Varietas  drummondii (Torr. & Gray) Schery
common name: wax mallow, sleepy mallow, sultan's turban
  
4
   Varietas  mexicanus Schlecht.
syn. Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus
5
   Varietas  penduliflorus (DC.) Schery
syn. Malvaviscus penduliflorus
6
   Species  drummondii Torr. & Gray
syn. Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
7
   Species  penduliflorus DC.
common name: mazapan

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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