Malvaceae
Abelmoschus (includes Okra)
Abutilon
Alcea - Hollyhock
Althaea - Marsh mallow
Callirhoe - Poppy mallow
Gossypium - Cotton plant
Hibiscus - Hibiscus
Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow
Lavatera - Tree mallow/Rose mallow
Malva - Mallow
Malvaviscus - Mallow
Sphaeralcea - Globemallow
Thespesia
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Malvaceae is a
family of
flowering plants that includes the
mallows,
cotton plants,
okra plants,
hibiscus, and
hollyhocks. The family traditionally consists of about 1,500 species in 75 genera, but recent genetic work is calling the
taxonomy into question, and it is likely that many of the groups will be moved around; modern treatments of the Malvaceae now also include genera previously treated in the
Tiliaceae and
Bombacaceae, including
lindens,
kapok,
baobabs, and
balsa.
