List of malvid families

The malvids consist of eight orders of flowering plants: Brassicales, Crossosomatales, Geraniales, Huerteales, Malvales, Myrtales, Picramniales and Sapindales.^[a] This subgroup of the rosids is divided into 59 families of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants.^[4][5]

The cabbage family includes broccoli, turnips and radishes.^[6] The ornamental geraniums, and their many hybrids and cultivars, come from five species of Pelargonium.^[7] The mallow family includes the plants that yield cocoa beans, Cola nuts, cotton and jute.^[8] Pomegranates were cultivated by Bronze Age cultures, and wild water chestnuts were consumed in large quantities by prehistoric Europeans.^[9] Eucalyptus trees are the tallest known flowering plants, up to 100 m (330 ft) or more; they are grown for timber and for their oils, used in candy, perfumes and cough medicine.^[10] Mangos and cashews come from the same plant family as poison ivy, and can sometimes trigger allergic reactions.^[11] Canada produces most of the world's maple syrup, and the maple leaf is the country's national symbol.^[12] Citrus agriculture outranks other sweet-fruit industries in warm climates.^[13]

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