Malvaceae

  • Family

    Malvaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Malvaceae

  • Common Names

    Mallow Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 75

    Number of species: 1000-1500

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is essentially cosmopolitan in distribution, but best developed in the tropics.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Malvaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

    Malvaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.