#family_Malvaceae__Malvaceae__mallow_family  herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
  supertype:  dilleniid_dicot_family__dilleniiddicotfamily  family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
  member of:  order_Malvales
  member:  genus_Malva__Malva  herbs and subshrubs: mallows
     member:  musk_mallow__mus_rose__musrose__Malva_moschata  erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
     member:  common_mallow__Malva_neglecta  annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
     member:  tall_mallow__high_mallow__cheese__cheeseflower__Malva_sylvestris  erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
  member:  mallow  any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
  member:  genus_Abelmoschus__Abelmoschus  genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
     member:  okra_plant__okra__gumbo__lady's-finger__Abelmoschus_esculentus__Hibiscus_esculentus  tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
     member:  abelmosk__musk_mallow__Abelmoschus_moschatus__Hibiscus_moschatus  bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
  member:  genus_Abutilon__Abutilon  herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow
  member:  genus_Alcea__Alcea  genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea
     member:  hollyhock  any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
     member:  rose_mallow__Alcea_rosea__Althea_rosea  plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
  member:  genus_Althaea  hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Alcea
     member:  althea__althaea__hollyhock  any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
     member:  marsh_mallow__marshmallow__white_mallow__whitemallow__Althea_officinalis  European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
  member:  genus_Callirhoe__Callirhoe  small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers
     member:  poppy_mallow__poppymallow  a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer
  member:  genus_Gossypium__Gossypium  herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
     member:  cotton_plant__cotton  erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
  member:  genus_Hibiscus  large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors
     member:  hibiscus  any plant of the genus Hibiscus
  member:  genus_Hoheria__Hoheria  small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks
     member:  lacebark__ribbonwood__houhere__Hoheria_populnea  small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
  member:  genus_Iliamna__Iliamna  small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera
     member:  wild_hollyhock__Iliamna_remota__Sphaeralcea_remota  a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
     member:  mountain_hollyhock__Iliamna_ruvularis__Iliamna_acerifolia  perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
  member:  genus_Kosteletzya__Kosteletzya  small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa
     member:  seashore_mallow  any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus
  member:  genus_Lavatera__Lavatera  widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
     member:  tree_mallow__velvetleaf__Lavatera_arborea  arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
  member:  genus_Malacothamnus__Malacothamnus  genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow
     member:  chaparral_mallow__chaparralmallow__Malacothamnus_fasciculatus__Sphaeralcea_fasciculata  shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
  member:  genus_Malope  small genus of chiefly European herbs
     member:  malope__Malope_trifida  western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts
  member:  genus_Malvastrum__Malvastrum  genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera
  member:  genus_Malvaviscus__Malvaviscus  small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows
     member:  waxmallow__wax_mallow__waxmallow__sleeping_hibiscus  any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
  member:  genus_Napaea__Napaea  1 species: glade mallow
     member:  glade_mallow__glademallow__Napaea_dioica  tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
  member:  genus_Pavonia  genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America
     member:  pavonia  any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers
  member:  genus_Plagianthus__Plagianthus  small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand
     member:  ribbon_tree__ribbonwood__Plagianthus_regius__Plagianthus_betulinus  deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
  member:  genus_Radyera__Radyera  very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus
     member:  bush_hibiscus__Radyera_farragei__Hibiscus_farragei  southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
  member:  genus_Sida__Sida  large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances
     member:  Virginia_mallow__Sida_hermaphrodita  tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
     member:  Queensland_hemp__jellyleaf__Sida_rhombifolia  herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
     member:  Indian_mallow__Sida_spinosa  tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
  member:  genus_Sidalcea__Sidalcea  genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers
     member:  checkerbloom__wild_hollyhock__Sidalcea_malviflora  perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
  member:  genus_Sphaeralcea__Sphaeralcea  large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows
     member:  globe_mallow__globemallow__falsemallow  genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
  member:  genus_Thespesia__Thespesia  small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree
     member:  portia_tree__bendy_tree__bendytree__seaside_mahoe__seasidemahoe__Thespesia_populnea  pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds

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