#order_Malvales__Malvales Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae
supertype: plant_order__plantorder the order of plants
member of: subclass_Dilleniidae
member: family_Malvaceae__Malvaceae__mallow_family herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
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
member: family_Bombacaceae__Bombacaceae tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
member: genus_Bombax__Bombax trees of chiefly South America
member: red_silk-cotton_tree__simal__Bombax_ceiba__Bombax_malabarica East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
member: genus_Adansonia__Adansonia baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
member: cream-of-tartar_tree__sour_gourd__Adansonia_gregorii Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
member: baobab__monkey-bread_tree__Adansonia_digitata African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
member: genus_Ceiba__Ceiba tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
member: genus_Durio__Durio a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
member: durian_tree__durian__durion__Durio_zibethinus tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
member: genus_Montezuma 1 species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico
member: Montezuma evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae
member: genus_Ochroma__Ochroma 1 species: balsa
member: balsa__Ochroma_lagopus forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
member: genus_Pseudobombax__Pseudobombax tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees
member: shaving-brush_tree__shavingbrushtree__Pseudobombax_ellipticum tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear
member: family_Elaeocarpaceae__Elaeocarpaceae__elaeocarpus_family__elaeocarpusfamily genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
member: genus_Elaeocarpus__Elaeocarpus type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae
member: silver_quandong_tree__quandong__quandong_tree__Brisbane_quandong__blue_fig__Elaeocarpus_grandis Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
member: genus_Aristotelia__Aristotelia small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America
member: makomako__New_Zealand_wine_berry__wineberry__Aristotelia_serrata__Aristotelia_racemosa graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
member: genus_Muntingia__Muntingia 1 species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae
member: Jamaican_cherry__calabur_tree__calaburtree__silkwood__Muntingia_calabura a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
member: genus_Sloanea__Sloanea genus of tropical hardwood timber trees
member: breakax__breakaxe__Sloanea_jamaicensis West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
member: family_Sterculiaceae__Sterculiaceae__sterculia_family__sterculiafamily a large family of plants of order Malvales
member: genus_Sterculia type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics
member: sterculia any tree of the genus Sterculia
member: genus_Brachychiton__Brachychiton Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
member: bottletree an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
member: genus_Cola__Cola large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
member: kola_nut_tree__kola__kola_nut__goora_nut__gooranut__Cola_acuminata tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
member: genus_Dombeya genus of African shrubs or small trees
member: dombeya any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves
member: genus_Firmiana__Firmiana small genus of Asian trees or shrubs
member: Chinese_parasol_tree__Chinese_parasol__Japanese_varnish_tree__phoenix_tree__phoenixtree__firmianasimplex deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
member: genus_Fremontodendron__Fremontodendron__Fremontia__genus_Fremontia flannelbush
member: flannelbush__flannel_bush__flannelbush__California_beauty any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers
member: genus_Helicteres__Helicteres genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another
member: screw_tree__screwtree a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
member: genus_Heritiera__Heritiera__Terrietia__genus_Terrietia small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
member: genus_Hermannia__Hermannia genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers
member: honey_bell__honeybell__honeybells__Hermannia_verticillata__Mahernia_verticillata African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
member: genus_Pterospermum__Pterospermum genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs
member: mayeng__maple-leaved_bayur__Pterospermum_acerifolium Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
member: genus_Tarrietia__Tarrietia small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees
member: Tarrietia_argyrodendron__silver_tree Australian timber tree
member: genus_Theobroma__Theobroma cacao plants
member: Theobroma_cacao__theobromacacao__cacao__cacao_tree__cacaotree__chocolate_tree__chocolatetree tropical American tree producing cacao beans
member: genus_Triplochiton__Triplochiton small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves
member: obechi__obeche__arere__samba__Triplochiton_scleroxcylon large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
member: family_Tiliaceae__Tiliaceae__linden_family chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia
member: genus_Tilia__Tilia deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood
member: linden_tree__linden__basswood__lime__lime_tree any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
member: genus_Entelea__Entelea a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand
member: genus_Corchorus__Corchorus widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia
member: corchorus__corchoru any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute
member: genus_Grewia__Grewia a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
member: phalsa__Grewia_asiatica drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
member: genus_Sparmannia__Sparmannia small genus of tropical African shrubs
member: African_hemp__Sparmannia_africana large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
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