Malva

For other uses, see Malva (disambiguation).

Malva
Malva sylvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Malva
L.[1]
Type species
M. sylvestris[2]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[3]
  • Anthema Medik.
  • Axolopha Alef.
  • Bismalva Medik.
  • Dinacrusa G.Krebs
  • Lavatera L.
  • Navaea Webb & Berthel.
  • Olbia Medik.
  • Saviniona Webb & Berthel.
  • Stegia DC.
Malva sylvestris
Cheeseweed, Behbahan
Cheeseweed, Behbahan, Iran

Malva is a genus of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae. It is one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Europe.[3]

The leaves are alternate, palmately lobed. The flowers are from 0.5–5 cm diameter, with five pink, lilac, purple or white petals.

  1. ^ "Malva L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Malva L." Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 60436984-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).