Malope

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Malope
Species: M. anatolica – M. malacoides – M. rhodoleuca – M. trifida
Name

Malope L., 1753.

Typus: M. malacoides
L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Malacoides Fabr., Enum. 155. 1759.

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 692.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Malope in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 July 08.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Malope in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Malope. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 6 2021.

Vernacular names
English: Mallow Wort
suomi: Malopit

Malope is a genus of three species[1] in the mallow botanical family (Malvaceae). Of the three species, Malope trifida is often used as an ornamental plant.[2]
Species

Malope anatolica Huber-Mor.
Malope trifida Cav.
Malope malacoides L.

References

The Malope Page at Malvaceae Info
Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.