Malvaceae

Abelmoschus - Okra

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Abelmoschus - Okra

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Abutilon - Abutilon

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Abutilon

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Adansonia ? Baobab

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Adansonia - Baobab

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Alcea - Hollyhock

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Alcea - Hollyhock

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Althaea - Marsh mallow

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Althaea

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Bombax ? Silk-cotton tree

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Bombax - Silk-cotton tree

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Brachychiton ? Bottletree

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Brachychiton - Bottletree

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Callirhoe - Poppy mallow

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Callirhoe

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Ceiba ? Kapok

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Ceiba - Kapok

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Chiranthodendron ? Mexican Hand Tree

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Chiranthodendron - Mexican Hand Tree

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Cola - Kola nut

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Cola - Kola nut

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Corchorus - Jute

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Corchorus - Jute

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Durio ? Durian

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Durio - Durian

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Fremontodendron ? Flannelbush

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Fremontodendron - Flannelbush

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Gaya ? Gaya

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Gaya

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Gossypium - Cotton plant

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Gossypium - Cotton plant

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Hibiscus - Hibiscus

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Hibiscus

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Hoheria ? Lacebark

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Hoheria - Lacebark

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Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow

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Kosteletzkya

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Lavatera - Tree mallow or Rose mallow

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Lavatera - Tree mallow

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Malva - Mallow

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Malva

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Malvaviscus - Turk's cap mallow

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Ochroma ? Balsa

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Ochroma - Balsa

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Sida

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Sidalcea - Greek mallow

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Sidalcea - Greek mallow

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Sphaeralcea - Globemallow

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Sphaeralcea - Globemallow

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Sterculia -

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Theobroma - Cacao

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Theobroma - Cacao

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Tilia ? Linden

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Tilia

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Urena

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Malvaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes the mallows, cotton plants, okra, hibiscus, and hollyhocks. Recent genetic studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have greatly expanded the family to about 240-250 genera, including the families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae previously treated as distinct, including well-known genera such as lindens, kapok, baobabs, and balsa. Traditionally the family consisted of about 1,500 species in 75 genera.

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Family - Flowering plant - Mallow - Cotton plant - Okra - Hibiscus - Hollyhock - Angiosperm Phylogeny Group - Bombacaceae - Sterculiaceae - Tiliaceae - Kapok - Baobab - Balsa

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9 Subfamilies:

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• Bombacoideae
• Brownlowioideae
• Byttnerioideae
• Dombeyoideae
• Grewioideae
• Helicteroideae
• Malvoideae
• Sterculioideae
• Tilioideae
 
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