Malva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Malva
Sectiones: M. sect. Bibracteolatae – M. sect. Bismalva – M. sect. Creticae – M. sect. Malva
Species: M. acerifolia – M. aegyptia – M. aethiopica – M. agrigentina – M. alcea – M. arborea – M. assurgentiflora – M. bucharica – M. cachemiriana – M. cavanillesiana – M. cretica – M. durieui – M. excisa – M. flava – M. hispanica – M. leonardii – M. lindsayi – M. longiflora – M. ludwigii – M. lusitanica – M. maroccana – M. microphylla – M. moschata – M. multiflora – M. neglecta – M. nicaeensis – M. oblongifolia – M. occidentalis – M. olbia – M. oxyloba – M. pacifica – M. pamiroalaica – M. parviflora – M. phoenicea – M. preissiana – M. punctata – M. pusilla – M. qaiseri – M. setigera – M. stenopetala – M. stipulacea – M. subovata – M. sylvestris – M. thuringiaca – M. tournefortiana – M. trimestris – M. unguiculata – M. valdesii – M. verticillata – M. vidalii – M. waziristanensis – M. weinmanniana – M. xizangensis
Nothospecies: M. × adulterina – M. × arbosii – M. × clementii – M. × columbretensis – M. × egarensis – M. × inodora – M. × intermedia – M. × litoralis – M. × zoernigii

Name

Malva L., Sp. Pl. 2: 687 (1753).

Type species: Malva sylvestris L. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Anthema Medik., Malvenfam.: 42 (1787)
- Axolopha Alef., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 258 (1862)
  - Type species: non design.
- Bismalva Medik., Malvenfam.: 39 (1787)
- Dinacrusa G.Krebs, Feddes Repert. 105: 299 (1994)
  - Type species: Dinacrusa hirsuta (L.) G.Krebs
- Lavatera L., Sp. Pl. 2: 690. (1753)
- Navaea Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 32 (1836)
- Olbia Medik., Malvenfam.: 41 (1787)
- Saviniona Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 30 (1836)
- Stegia DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 4: 835 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Temp. & Subtropical Old World
- - Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New South Wales, Niger, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, British Columbia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Free State, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 687. Reference page.

Additional references

Davis, C.J. 2010. Malva aethiopica, a new name for Lavatera abyssinica (Malvaceae): an endemic species of the Ethiopian Highlands. Phytotaxa 13(1): 56-58. ResearchGate

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Malva in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Malva. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Malva. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 6 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Malva. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan. 2021.
Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum) (2010) Febr 15 [1].
Hinsley, S.R. 2009. Malvaceae Info. The Malva Alliance (2010) Feb 19 [2].

Vernacular names

العربية: خبازة
azərbaycanca: Əməköməci
башҡортса: Бесәй тырнағы
беларуская: Мальва
čeština: sléz
dansk: Katost
Deutsch: Malven
dolnoserbski: Slěz
English: Mallows
Esperanto: Malvo
eesti: Kassinaeris
فارسی: پنیرک
suomi: Malvat
français: Malva
עברית: חלמית
hornjoserbsce: Šlěz
magyar: Mályva
հայերեն: Փիփերթ
日本語: ゼニアオイ属
ქართული: ბალბა
қазақша: Құлқайыр
lietuvių: Dedešva
Nederlands: Kaasjeskruid
norsk: Kattoster
ирон: Бæгъа
polski: Ślaz
Runa Simi: Malwa
русский: Мальва
slovenčina: slez
svenska: Malvasläktet
Türkçe: Ebegümeci
удмурт: Дуэтаба
українська: Мальва
中文: 錦葵屬

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