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Malvaceae (mallow)

Angiospermae - Malvales - Malvaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Malvaceae de Jussieu
1919Malvaceae Knowlton
1926Malvaceae Knowlton
1986Aristotelicaulon Sheikh et al.
2000Malvaceae Mabberley
2014Malvaceae Xie and Manchester
2015Malvaceae Li and Oskolski
2016Malvaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderMalvales
familyMalvaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyMalvaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Malvaceae de Jussieu 1789 [mallow]
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G. Abutilon Miller 1754
G. Apeiba Aublet 1775
G. †Bombaciphyllum Engelhardt 1891
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Bombaciphyllum opacum Engelhardt 1891
G. †Bombacoxylon Gottwald 1969
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Bombacoxylon pondaungense Licht et al. 2014
G. †Daberocarpon Chitaley and Sheikh 1973
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Daberocarpon gerhardii Chitaley and Sheikh 1973
G. †Discoidites Muller
Subfm. Dombeyoideae Beilschmied
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G. Burretiodendron Rehder 1936
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Burretiodendron miocenicum Lebreton Anberrée and Zhou 2015
Burretiodendron parvifructum Lebreton Anberrée and Zhou 2015
G. Firmiana Marsili 1786
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Firmiana yunnanensis Xie and Manchester 2014
G. Guazuma Miller 1754
G. †Heritieroxylon Lakhanpal et al. 1981
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Heritieroxylon arunachalensis Lakhanpal et al. 1981
G. †Hibiscoxylon Kraeusel 1939
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Hibiscoxylon intertrappeum Trivedi and Ambwani 1971
Hibiscoxylon niloticum Kraeusel 1939
Invalid names: Hibiscoxylon mohgaoense Paradkar and Soman 1972 [nomen nudum]
G. Hibiscus Linnaeus 1753
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Hibiscus tiliaceus Linnaeus 1753
G. †Hightea Bowerbank 1840
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Hightea attenuata Bowerbank 1840
Hightea elegans Bowerbank 1840
Hightea elliptica Bowerbank 1840
Hightea fusiformis Bowerbank 1840
Hightea inflata Bowerbank 1840
Hightea minima Bowerbank 1840
Hightea orbicularis Bowerbank 1840
Hightea oviformis Bowerbank 1840
Hightea turbinata Bowerbank 1840
Hightea turgida Bowerbank 1840
G. Luehea Schmidt 1793
G. Malva Linnaeus 1753
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Malva hesperia Knowlton 1926
G. †Malvacarpus Berry 1925
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Malvacarpus tertiarius Berry 1925
G. †Malvacearumpollis Nagy
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Malvacearumpollis indicus Mathur and Chopra 1987
Malvacearumpollis pleistocenicus Mathur and Chopra 1987
G. †Malvaciphyllum Anzótegui and Cristalli 2000
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Malvaciphyllum macondicus Carvalho et al. 2011
Malvaciphyllum quenquiadensis Anzótegui and Cristalli 2000
G. Malvastrum Gray 1848
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Malvastrum exhumatum Cockerell 1906
G. †Malvocarpon Hollick 1928
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Malvocarpon clarum Hollick 1928
G. †Manihotites Berry 1910
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Manihotites georgiana Berry 1910
G. Mortoniodendron Standley and Steyermark 1938
G. Sterculia Linnaeus 1753 [tropical chestnut]
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Sterculia aperta Lesquereux 1883
Sterculia berryana Knowlton 1918
Sterculia coriacea Knowlton 1918
Sterculia elegans Fontaine 1889
Sterculia engleri Kirchner 1898
Sterculia kathgodamense Prasad 1994
Sterculia lineariloba Lesquereux 1874
Sterculia lugubris Lesquereux 1883
Sterculia minima Berry 1906
Sterculia mioensifolia Prasad and Pandey 2008
Sterculia mucronata Lesquereux 1891
Sterculia patagonica Menéndez 1959
Sterculia platanoides Menéndez 1959
Sterculia prelabrusca Hollick 1906
Sterculia premontana Prasad and Pandey 2006
Sterculia puryearensis Berry 1916
Sterculia reticulata Lesquereux 1891
Sterculia rigida Lesquereux 1883
Sterculia saportanea Knowlton 1898
Sterculia snowii Lesquereux 1891
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Invalid names: Sterculia drakei Cummins 1891 [synonym]
Sterculia tertiara Shashi et al. 2006
Sterculia tripartita Lesquereux 1874
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Invalid names: Sterculia obtusiloba Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
Sterculia vetustula Dawson 1885
Sterculia washburnii Berry 1928
Invalid names: Sterculia mohgaonsis Patki and Paradkar 1986 [nomen nudum]
G. †Sterculites Dawson 1888
G. Urena Linnaeus 1753
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Urena palaeolobata Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
G. †Wataria Terada and Suzuki 1998
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Wataria yunnanica Li and Oskolski 2015
G. †Wheeleroxylon Estrada-Ruiz et al. 2010
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Wheeleroxylon atascosense Estrada-Ruiz et al. 2010
Invalid names: Aristotelicaulon Sheikh et al. 1986 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available