Malva acerifolia

Malva acerifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
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 acerifolia

Name

Malva acerifolia (Cav.) Alef., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 258 (1862).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lavatera acerifolia Cav., Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 339 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Althaea acerifolia (Cav.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 66 (1891).
  • Malva canariensis M.F.Ray, Novon 8: 292 (1998), nom. superfl.
  • Saviniona acerifolia (Cav.) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 31 (1836).
• Heterotypic
  • Lavatera acerifolia var. hariensis Svent., Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 32 (1960)
  • Lavatera phoenicea Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 49 (1814), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Malva acerifolia Nutt. ex Walp. = Iliamna rivularis (Douglas) Greene

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Macaronesia Canary Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Alef., 1862. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 258

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malva acerifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malva acerifolia. Published online. Accessed: October 18 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Malva acerifolia. Accessed: 18 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malva acerifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 18. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Canary tree mallow
español: Malva de risco

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