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Magnoliopsida
Malvaviscus Fabr.
EOL Text
Shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, toothed or palmately lobed. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered racemes or cymes. Epicalyx segments present, 6-16. Calyx irregularly lobed. Corolla red, funnel-shaped. Staminal column with 5 teeth at apex. Styles and stigmas 10. Fruit a schizocarp with 5 mericarps.
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Depth range based on 2 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 1
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:27
Specimens with Sequences:36
Specimens with Barcodes:35
Species:4
Species With Barcodes:4
Public Records:16
Public Species:4
Public BINs:0
Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.[2] Common names for species in this genus include Turk's Cap Mallow, Wax Mallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, and Mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts (a schizocarp), and having a style surmounted by 10, rather than 5, capitate or capitellate stigmas. Among those genera Malvaviscus is distinguished by having auriculate petals and red, fleshy fruits. The generic name is derived from the Latin words malva, meaning "mallow," and viscus, which means "sticky," referring to the mucilaginous sap produced by members of the genus.[3] The fruit can be used to make jelly or syrup. Both the fruit and flowers are used to make herbal teas.[4]
Selected species[edit]
- Malvaviscus achanioides (Turcz.) Fryxell
- Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.[5] (Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central and South America)
- Malvaviscus concinnus Medik.
- Malvaviscus conzattii Greenm.
- Malvaviscus palmanus Pittier & Donn.Sm.[6] (Costa Rica)
- Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. (=M. arboreus var. penduliflorus (DC.) Schery)
- Malvaviscus williamsii Ulbr.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Malvaviscus Fabr.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ a b "Malvaviscus Fabr.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ Clay, Horace F.; James C. Hubbard (1987). Tropical Shrubs. University of Hawaii Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8248-1128-0.
- ^ http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Turks-Cap_vq373.htm accessed 22.11.2012
- ^ Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22 (1): 51–59, março 2005
- ^ BIOTROPICA 34(1): 68–80
- ^ "Subordinate taxa of Malvaviscus Fabr.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Species Records of Malvaviscus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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