Malva aegyptia

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: Malva
Species: Malva aegyptia
Name

Malva aegyptia L.
References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 690. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malva aegyptia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Malva aegyptia, the Egyptian mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to North Africa, Spain, Greece, and western Asia as far as Turkmenistan, and has been introduced to South Africa.[1] With Althaea hirsuta it is a parent of the ancient hybrid × Malvalthaea transcaucasica.[2]

References

"Malva aegyptia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
Escobar García, Pedro; Schönswetter, Peter; Fuertes Aguilar, Javier; Nieto Feliner, Gonzalo; Schneeweiss, Gerald M. (2009). "Five molecular markers reveal extensive morphological homoplasy and reticulate evolution in the Malva alliance (Malvaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50 (2): 226–239. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.015. PMID 19026753.

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