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Malvaceae
Mallow Family
ca. 200 genera />2300
species
Hisbiscus (rose mallow)
Abutilon (Indian mallow)
Sphaeralcea (globemallow)
Malvastrum
Sida
Anoda
Gossypium (cotton)
Malvaceae
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Connate sepals
Stellate hairs
Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Hibiscus sp.
Epicalyx
Malvaceae
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Parted stigma
Stamens are
monadelphous
Epicalyx
= involucre that resembles outer calyx
Malvaceae
(united by filaments
and forming a tube
around gynoecium)
Life Form
Flowers and Inflorescence
Trees, shrubs, lianas or herbs.
Flowers bisexual and regular with epicalyx.
Stems and Leaves
Reproductive Structures
Leaves usually alternate, simple with
palmate veination and sometimes lobes;
stellate or peltate trichomes.
Five to numerous stamens fused to each
other around the style and forming a tube
(monodelphous). Usually five carpels fused
into superior ovary that split into wedges in
fruit.
Perianth
Five fused sepals and five free petals. Petals
are convolute (corkscrewed) in bud.
Fruit
Five-locular capsule/schizocarp/berry.
Malvaceae
Spharalcea sp.
Malvaceae
S. laxa
S. fendleri
Malvaceae