Malva subovata

Malva subovata
At the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malva
Species:
M. subovata
Binomial name
Malva subovata
(DC.) Molero & J.M.Monts.
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Althaea maritima (Gouan) Kuntze
    • Althaea micans (L.) Kuntze
    • Axolopha maritima (Gouan) Alef.
    • Axolopha wigandii Alef.
    • Lavatera bicolor Rouy
    • Lavatera gallica Nyman
    • Lavatera hispanica Mill.
    • Lavatera maritima Gouan
    • Lavatera maritima subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Rouy
    • Lavatera maritima subsp. rupestris (Pomel) Greuter & Burdet
    • Lavatera micans L.
    • Lavatera rupestris Pomel
    • Lavatera subovata DC.
    • Malva africana (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
    • Malva africana subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
    • Malva maritima (Gouan) Pau
    • Malva micans (L.) Alef.
    • Malva subovata subsp. rupestris (Pomel) Molero & J.M.Monts.
    • Malva wigandii (Alef.) M.F.Ray
    • Malva wigandii f. bicolor (Rouy) B.Bock
    • Olbia canescens Moench
    • Olbia micans (L.) Moench

Malva subovata, or the tree mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the shores of the western and central Mediterranean.[1] When previously known as Lavatera maritima it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Malva subovata subsp. bicolor (Rouy) Iamonico
  • Malva subovata subsp. subovata

References

  1. ^ a b c "Malva subovata (DC.) Molero & J.M.Monts". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Lavatera maritima tree mallow". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.


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