Species of plant in the genus Malva
Malva subovata
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At the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona
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Close-up of flower
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Malvales
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Family:
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Malvaceae
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Genus:
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Malva
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Species:
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M. subovata
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Binomial name
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Malva subovata
( DC.) Molero & J.M.Monts.
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Synonyms[1]
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- Althaea maritima (Gouan) Kuntze
- Althaea micans (L.) Kuntze
- Axolopha maritima (Gouan) Alef.
- Axolopha wigandii Alef.
- Lavatera bicolor Rouy
- Lavatera gallica Nyman
- Lavatera hispanica Mill.
- Lavatera maritima Gouan
- Lavatera maritima subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Rouy
- Lavatera maritima subsp. rupestris (Pomel) Greuter & Burdet
- Lavatera micans L.
- Lavatera rupestris Pomel
- Lavatera subovata DC.
- Malva africana (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
- Malva africana subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
- Malva maritima (Gouan) Pau
- Malva micans (L.) Alef.
- Malva subovata subsp. rupestris (Pomel) Molero & J.M.Monts.
- Malva wigandii (Alef.) M.F.Ray
- Malva wigandii f. bicolor (Rouy) B.Bock
- Olbia canescens Moench
- Olbia micans (L.) Moench
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Malva subovata, the tree mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the shores of the western and central Mediterranean.[1] When previously known as Lavatera maritima it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Malva subovata subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Iamonico
- Malva subovata subsp. subovata