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Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as ''Alcea'' (hollyhock), ''Malva'' (mallow), and ''Tilia'' (lime or linden tree). The genera with the largest numbers of species include ''Hibiscus'' (434 species), ''Pavonia (plant), Pavonia'' (291 species), ''Sida (plant), Sida'' (275 species), ''Ayenia'' (216 species), ''Dombeya'' (197 species), and ''Sterculia'' (181 species). Taxonomy and nomenclature The circumscription of the Malvaceae is controversial. The traditional Malvaceae ''sensu stricto'' comprise a very homogeneous and cladistically Monophyly, monophyletic group. Another major circumscription, Malvaceae ''sensu lato'', has been more recently defined on the basis that genetics studies ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Malvaceae Genera
This is a list of genera in the plant family Malvaceae. Malvaceae includes ''Alcea'' (hollyhock), ''Malva'' (mallow) and ''Gossypium'' (cotton), as well as ''Tilia'' (lime or linden tree). A *'' Abelmoschus'' *'' Abroma'' Jacq. *''Abutilon'' *'' Acaulimalva'' *''Acropogon'' *''Adansonia'' L. - baobabs *'' Aguiaria'' Ducke *'' Akrosida'' *''Alcea'' – hollyhocks *'' Allobriquetia'' *'' Allosidastrum'' *'' Allowissadula'' *'' Althaea'' *''Alyogyne'' *'' Ancistrocarpus'' *'' Andeimalva'' *'' Andringitra'' *'' Androcalva'' *'' Anisodontea'' *''Anoda'' *'' Anotea'' *'' Apeiba'' *'' Argyrodendron'' *'' Asterotrichion'' *'' Ayenia'' L. *''Azanza'' B * '' Bakeridesia'' *'' Bastardiastrum'' *'' Batesimalva'' *''Bernoullia'' Oliv. *''Berrya'' *'' Billieturnera'' *''Bombax'' L. *'' Bombycidendron'' *'' Bordasia'' *''Boschia'' *''Brachychiton'' *'' Briquetia'' *'' Brownlowia'' *''Burretiodendron'' C *'' Callianthe'' *'' Callirhoe'' *'' Calycul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byttnerioideae
Byttnerioideae is a Family (biology), subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae. ''Byttneria'' is the type genus for the subfamily. ''Byttneria'' is now treated as synonym of ''Ayenia''. Tribes and genera Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network: Byttnerieae * ''Abroma'' Jacq. * ''Ayenia'' L. * ''Byttneria'' Loefl. (synonym of ''Ayenia'') * ''Kleinhovia'' L. * ''Leptonychia'' Turcz. * ''Megatritheca'' Cristóbal * ''Rayleya'' Cristóbal (synonym of ''Ayenia'') * ''Scaphopetalum'' Mast. Hermannieae * ''Dicarpidium'' F.Muell. * ''Gilesia'' F.Muell. * ''Hermannia'' L. * ''Melochia'' L. * ''Waltheria'' L. Lasiopetaleae * ''Commersonia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. * ''Guichenotia'' J.Gay * ''Hannafordia'' F.Muell. * ''Keraudrenia'' J.Gay (synonym of ''Seringia'') * ''Lasiopetalum'' Sm. * ''Lysiosepalum'' F.Muell. * ''Maxwellia (plant), Maxwellia'' Baill. * ''Rulingia'' R.Br. * ''Seringia'' J.Gay * ''Thomasia'' J.Gay Theobromateae * ''Glos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sida (plant)
''Sida'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide,Shaheen, N., et al. (2009)Foliar epidermal anatomy and its systematic implication within the genus ''Sida'' L. (Malvaceae).''African Journal of Biotechnology'' 8(20), 5328-36. especially in the Americas.''Sida''. The Jepson eFlora 2013. Plants of the genus may be known generally as fanpetals''Sida''. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). or sidas.''Sida''. FloraBase. Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilioideae
''Tilioideae'' is a flowering plant subfamily in the family Malvaceae, though it was formerly considered a large group, placed at family rank and called Tiliaceae. Within the framework of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Groups III & IV systems, an extended family Malvaceae is recognized by uniting the core Malvales of the Cronquist system - Bombacaceae, Malvaceae ''sensu stricto'', Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Within the APG classification, Malvaceae contains a clade of 3 living genera placed as the subfamily Tilioideae. Genera and species The subfamily includes ''Tilia'', '' Craigia'', and '' Mortoniodendron''. The majority of other genera historically included in the family rank "Tiliaceae" have been moved into two other subfamilies of Malvaceae, the Brownlowioideae and Grewioideae. Craigia * †'' Craigia bronnii'' * †'' Craigia hainanensis'' * '' Craigia kwangsiensis'' * †'' Craigia oregonensis'' * '' Craigia yunnanensis'' '' Mortoniodendron'' * '' Mortoniod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grewioideae
Grewioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae and was first described by Hochreutiner. The group is named after its type genus, ''Grewia'', which is named for the English scientist Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712). It contains a number of genera that were previously placed in the defunct family Tiliaceae. Description Within the Malvaceae, this subfamily has its inflorescences opposite the leaves, the corollas are usually clawed, and there is a nectar-bearing hair carpet at the base of the petals and there are numerous dithecal stamens. The fruit is fleshy or capsular with spines, and the seeds are winged. The group is thought to have originated about 42 (± 15) million years ago. Taxonomy Ulrike Brunken & Alexandra Muellner divide the Grewioideae into two clades, the Grewia clade, Grewieae Endl. and the Apeiba clade, Apeibeae Benth., on the basis of morphological and molecular evidence. Tribes and genera The subfamily includes the following genera - accepted by Bayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvoideae
Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes in the minimum the genus ''Malva''. It was first used by Burnett in 1835, but was not much used until recently, where, within the framework of the APG System, which unites the families Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae of the Cronquist system, the aggregate family Malvaceae is divided into 9 subfamilies, including Malvoideae. The Malvoideae of Kubitzki system, Kubitzki and Bayer includes 4 tribes: * Malveae (''Abutilon, Alcea, Malva, Sidalcea'' etc.) * Gossypieae (''Gossypium'', the cottons etc.) * Hibisceae (''Hibiscus'' etc.) * Kydieae * - and two unplaced genera:- ** ''Jumelleanthus'' ** ''Howittia'' The genus ''Alyogyne'' was once included in the genus ''Hibiscus'' but is not included there anymore. It is not placed in the Hibisceae either and some resources, such as the Germplasm Resources Information Network, GRIN include it in the Gossypieae. The GRIN also excludes ''Thepparatia'' from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cola (plant)
''Cola'' is a genus of trees native to the tropical forests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously in the separate family Sterculiaceae). Species in this genus are sometimes referred to as kola tree or kola nut for the caffeine-containing fruit produced by the trees that is often used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages. The genus was thought to be closely related to the South American genus '' Theobroma'', or cocoa, but the latter is now placed in a different subfamily. They are evergreen trees, growing up to 20 m tall (about 60 feet), with glossy ovoid leaves up to 30 cm long and star-shaped fruit. Origin and distribution ''Cola'' is a genus of the Family Malvaceae with approximately 100 to 125 species occurring in the evergreen lowland and montane forest of continental (primarily tropical) Africa. The earliest known evidence of ''Cola'' is ''Cola amharaensis'', a well-preserved fossil leaf compression from the late Oligocene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayenia
''Ayenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It includes 216 species of subshrubs, shrubs, small trees, and lianas.Whitlock, B. A., & Hale, A. M. (2011)The phylogeny of ''Ayenia'', ''Byttneria'', and ''Rayleya'' (Malvaceae ''s.l.'') and its implications for the evolution of growth forms.''Systematic Botany'', 36(1), 129-136. They are native to the tropical Americas and southwestern United States, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia. Description ''Ayenia'' includes subshrubs, shrubs, small trees, and lianas. The genus is distinguished by its tiny yet extraordinarily complex flowers. Ecology Species of ''Ayenia'' grow in diverse habitats, from open areas in dry and seasonally-dry regions to humid forests, river banks, and from lowlands to high elevations. ''Byttneria'' species are host plants to insects such as beetles of the genus '' Lonchophorellus''. Taxonomy ''Ayenia'', ''Byttneria'', and ''Rayleya'' were formerly described as separate genera, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dombeyoideae
Dombeyoideae is a widely distributed subfamily of the Malvaceae, as proposed by the APG. Most of the plants placed here were once assembled with more or less related genera in the paraphyletic Sterculiaceae; a lesser number were placed in the Tiliaceae which were also not monophyletic. The Dombeyoideae were originally described by Carl Beilschmied in 1833. In the present delimitation, they contain about 14 genera with about 380 species, some 60% of which are in ''Dombeya'' (one of the most speciose genera of Malvaceae). They grow in the Old World tropics, especially Madagascar and the Mascarenes where about two-thirds of the species occur. In the Mascarenes, they are among the most diverse angiosperm groups, analogous to such (unrelated) plants as the aeoniums on the Canary Islands or the silversword alliance of the Hawaiian Islands. The subfamily is sometimes further divided into tribes (Corchoropsideae, Dombeyeae, Eriolaeneae, Helmiopsideae), but this is more often conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownlowioideae
Brownlowioideae is a subfamily of the botanical family Malvaceae. The genera in this subfamily used to be a part of the paraphyletic Tiliaceae until taxonomic revisions in part by the APG II system The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly Molecular phylogenetics, molecular-based, list of systems of plant taxonomy, system of plant taxonomy that .... References Rosid subfamilies {{Malvaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibiscus
''Hibiscus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Malva, mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising List of Hibiscus species, several hundred species that are Native plant, native to warm temperate, Subtropics, subtropical and Tropics, tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow. The genus includes both Annual plant, annual and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plants, as well as Woody plant, woody shrubs and small trees. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, notably ''Hibiscus syriacus'' and Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis, ''Hibiscus'' × ''rosa-sinensis''. A Hibiscus tea, tea made from the flowers of ''Hibiscus sabdariffa'' is known by many names around the world and is served both hot and cold. The beverage is known for its red colour, tart flavour, and Vitamin C content. Etymology Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombacoideae
Bombacoideae is a subfamily of the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains herbaceous and woody plants. Their leaves are alternate, commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipules. The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the calyx has 5 sepals united at the base, which are not accompanied by an epicalyx (involucel). The corolla has 5 free petals and an androecium of numerous stamens, typically with free filaments which are not fused in a staminal tube (column). The pollen is smooth and the ovary superior and pluricarpellate. The fruits are schizocarpous or capsular. Genera Classification Some taxa in this subfamily were previously grouped under the now-obsolete family Bombacaceae, as recent phylogenetic research has shown that Bombacaceae as traditionally circumscribed (including tribe Durioneae) is not a monophyletic group. '' Camptostemon'', '' Lagunaria'', '' Pentaplaris'' and '' Uladendron'' might more appropriately be placed in Malvoideae, as might the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
