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Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – KapokKapok Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), native to northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis Durio – DurianDurio dulcis ''Durio graveolens ''Durio kutejensis ''Durio oxlevanus ''Durio zibethinus The Durian is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia. It can grow up to 20 centemetres (8 inches) in diameter. The color of the fruit ranges from green to brown, th Gossypium - Cotton plantCotton bolls in the field The cotton plant is a tropical and subtropical shrub of the Genus Gossypium (Family Malvaceae). Commercial cotton fibers, used to manufacture cloth, are derived from the fruit of the cotton plant. In the wild cotton shrubs can gr HibiscusSee text Hibiscus or rosemallow is a large genus (some 200 species) of flowering plants in the Family Malvaceae. Many of these species are grown for their showy flowers. Many species are used as flowering landscape shrubs. In temperate zones, probably the - HibiscusSee text Hibiscus or rosemallow is a large genus (some 200 species) of flowering plants in the Family Malvaceae. Many of these species are grown for their showy flowers. Many species are used as flowering landscape shrubs. In temperate zones, probably the Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree mallow / Rose mallow Malva - Mallow Malvaviscus - Mallow Ochroma – Balsa Sphaeralcea - Globemallow Thespesia Tilia – Linden |
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.