Malvaceae
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Family
Malvaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Malvaceae
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Common Names
Mallow Family
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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.
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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.