Definition of Malvaceae. Meaning of Malvaceae. Synonyms of Malvaceae

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Definition of Malvaceae

Malvaceae
Malvaceous Mal*va"ceous, a. [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See Mallow.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Malvace[ae]), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.

Meaning of Malvaceae from wikipedia

- Malvaceae (/mælˈveɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known...
- (Sphaerosepalaceae, Sarcolaenaceae and Diegodendraceae) occur. Many species of Malvaceae, sensu lato (in the broad sense), are valued for their wood, with that...
- 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...
- Durio is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae. Several species produce an edible fruit known as durian, the most common species being Durio zibethinus...
- "The family Malvaceae s.s. is cladistically monophyletic." This means that the members of the entire family of plants under the name Malvaceae (strictly...
- tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae. It is an artificial hybrid created in cultivation in pre-European times...
- Bombacopsis glabra) is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, native to eastern Brazil, where it grows along waterways. It is generally...
- Bombacoideae and Helicteroideae within family Malvaceae sensu lato. A close relationship between Bombacaceae and Malvaceae has long been recognized but until recently...
- Eudicot Apocynaceae dogbane 4,555 Monocot Cyperaceae sedge 4,350 Eudicot Malvaceae mallow 4,225 Monocot Araceae arum 4,025 Eudicot Ericaceae heath 3,995...
- white floss-silk tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to dry tropical forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru...