You are here
Magnoliopsida
Malva parviflora L.
EOL Text
200 m
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | eFloras.org Copyright © Missouri Botanical Garden |
Source | http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242416823 |
Habit: Herb
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | NatureServe |
Source | http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Malva+parviflora |
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | NatureServe |
Source | http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Malva+parviflora |
Europe, north Africa, temperate Asia; naturalized in other temperate regions.
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, BA Cultnat, Bibliotheca Alexandrina - EOL Ar |
Source | http://lifedesk.bibalex.org/ba/pages/3505 |
Malva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia and is widely naturalised elsewhere.[1] Common names include cheeseweed,[1] cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow,[1] least mallow,[2] little mallow,[1] mallow,[3] marshmallow,[3] small-flowered mallow,[4] small-flowered marshmallow[5] and smallflower mallow.[3]M. parviflora leaf extracts possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities.[6] It has a decumbent or erect habit, growing to 50 cm in height.[4] The broad leaves have 5 to 7 lobes and are 8 to 10 cm in diameter.[4] It has small white or pink flowers with 4 to 6 mm long petals.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Malva parviflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b c "Malva parviflora". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ a b c d New South Wales Flora Online: Malva parviflora Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "Malva parviflora L.". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
- ^ Bouriche H, Meziti H, Senator A, Arnhold J"Anti-inflammatory, free radical-scavenging, and metal-chelating activities of Malva parviflora." Pharm Biol. 2011 May 19;
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Wikipedia |
Source | http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malva_parviflora&oldid=645281848 |
parviflora: small-flowered
In the Linnaean Herbarium (LINN) there are 2 sheets of this species viz. 870.16 and 810.17 bearing specific epithet parviflora in the handwriting of Linnaeus. The specimen on the former sheet does not match with this description. While the specimen on the latter sheet bears fasciculate, subsessile flowers and fruits and is in agreement with his description. This is considered as bolo-type.
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | eFloras.org Copyright © Missouri Botanical Garden |
Source | http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242416823 |