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, 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. 1 2 3 "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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