| Malvaviscus penduliflorus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Malvaviscus |
| Species: | M. penduliflorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Malvaviscus penduliflorus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
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Malvaviscus penduliflorus is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It can be found in many tropical places including in the United States,[1] South America, Asia, Australia, and several islands.[2]
It's known by many names including mazapan, Turk's cap mallow, cardinal's hat, firecracker hibiscus, sleeping hibiscus, and sleepy mallow;[3][4] some of these names are shared with other flowers, most especially Malvaviscus arboreus. Its name penduliflorus means "hanging flower"[5]
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, though it can also be eaten.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa (2022-01-07). Malvaviscus penduliflorus (Turk's cap mallow) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.86508374.
- ^ "Turk's Cap Mallow – University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences". gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Malvaviscus penduliflorus – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "penduliflorus", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2022-12-01, retrieved 2024-03-12