Summary ⁷

The Malvaceae, or the mallows, are a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Well-known members of this family include okra, cotton, and cacao. The largest genera in terms of number of species include Hibiscus (300 species), Sterculia (250 species), Dombeya (225 species), Pavonia (200 species), and Sida (200 species).

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Philip Bouchard, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/62003631@N00/2122405616
2. (c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. Turkey, Milas.", algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/alhi2_001_lhp.jpg
3. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319182&one=T
4. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319183&one=T
5. (c) 2010 Luigi Rignanese, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=319184&one=T
6. (c) Royal Botanic Garden&nbsp; Edinburgh, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://data.rbge.org.uk/images/398307/700
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvaceae

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Key to the southern African genera of Malvaceae
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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