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283.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5575; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
283.9617 Genus Peltaea (J.Presl) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 113 (1916)
Distribution: Tropical America, West Indies (2)
Species listed in database: 22
= Peltobractea Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 298 (1927)
= Peltostegia Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 223 (1858)
species :
Peltaea arvensis (Vell.) Colli-Silva & J.F.B.Pastore; Brittonia 77(2): 238 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hibiscus arvensis Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 284 (1825 publ. 1829)
species :
Peltaea brasiliana A.J.Fernandes-Jr. & G.L.Esteves; Phytotaxa 255(1): 75 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea chiquitana Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 183 (1965)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Peltaea edouardii (Hochr.) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 191 (1965)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Concepcion, San Pedro)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Pavonia edouardii Hochr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 298 (1905)
= Pavonia edouardii f. fruticosa-erecta Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 298 (1905)
species :
Peltaea heringeri Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 185 (1965)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea krapovickasiorum Fryxell; Syst. Bot. 10(3): 279 (1985)
Distribution: Colombia (Arauca, Casanare, Guaviare, Meta); Venezuela (Barinas, Portuguesa)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Peltaea lasiantha Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 188 (1965)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea macedoi Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 196 (1965)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea nudicaulis (A.St.-Hil.) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 194 (1965)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pavonia nudicaulis A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 231 (1827)
species :
Peltaea obsita (Mart. ex Colla) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Bonplandia (Corrientes) 9(1-2): 148 (1996)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Pavonia sessiliflora f. ecostata Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 378 (1909)
= Pavonia sessiliflora var. acutifolia Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 493 (1892)
= Peltaea acutifolia (Gürke) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 165 (1965)
= Peltaea obsita (Mart. ex Colla) P.L.R.Moraes & Guglielmone; Harvard Pap. Bot. 18(1): 29 (2013), isonym
= Sida obsita Mart. ex Colla; Herb. Pedem. 1: 416 (1833)
species :
Peltaea ovata (C.Presl) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 113 (1916)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Meta, Santander, Valle); Ecuador
80 COS HON NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Malachra ovata C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. [C. Presl] 2: 125 (1835)
= Malache ovata (C.Presl) Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 459 (1925)
= Pavonia preslii Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 17: 168 (1927)
= Pavonia riedelii var. ovata (C.Presl) A.Robyns; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52: 532 (1966)
species :
Peltaea parviflora (Turcz.) Fryxell & Krapov.; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 17: 179 (1990)
Distribution: Brazil (Piauí)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltostegia parviflora Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31: 223 (1858)
species :
Peltaea polymorpha (A.St.-Hil.) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 199 (1965)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Malache polymorpha (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
= Pavonia polymorpha A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 232 (1827)
= Pavonia polymorpha var. cucurbitacea A.St.-Hil.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 232 (1827)
= Pavonia speciosa subsp. polymorpha (A.St.-Hil.) Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
species :
Peltaea riedelii (Gürke) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 113 (1916)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Guyana; Surinam; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul)
80 COS 82 GUY SUR 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pavonia julianae Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 33: 770 (1936), et in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 39: 770 (1936)
= Pavonia nigrobracteata (Rusby) Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 33: 772, et in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 39: 772 (1936) (1936)
= Pavonia riedelii Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 493 (1892)
= Peltobractea nigrobracteata Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 300 (1927)
species :
Peltaea rupestris A.J.Fernandes-Jr. & G.L.Esteves; Phytotaxa 255(1): 78 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea sessiliflora (Kunth) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 113 (1916)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Casanare, Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Guárico, Lara, Sucre, Táchira); Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Lebretonia sessiliflora (Kunth) Britton; Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 86 (1929)
= Malache sessiliflora (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 70 (1891)
= Pavonia sessiliflora Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 281 (1821 publ. 1822)
= Pavonia sessiliflora var. mattogrossensis Baker f.; J. Bot. 63: 239 (1925)
species :
Peltaea speciosa (Kunth) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 113 (1916)
Name: Majaguin
Distribution: Cuba; Colombia (Casanare, Guaviare, Meta, Santander, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Guárico, Portuguesa, Táchira); Guyana; Surinam; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); S-Brazil (Paraná)
81 CUB 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Malache grisea (A.St.-Hil. & Naudin) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 70 (1891)
= Malache mutanda Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 70 (1891)
= Malache pellita (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
= Malache speciosa (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
= Pavonia cordifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 27 (1866)
= Pavonia grisea A.St.-Hil. & Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 18: 41 (1842)
= Pavonia hostmannii Miq.; Linnaea 22: 469 (1849)
= Pavonia pellita Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 282 (1821 publ. 1822)
= Pavonia scabra Benth. ex Garcke; Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 221 (1881), nom. inval.
= Pavonia speciosa Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 281 (1822)
= Pavonia speciosa subsp. stenochlamys Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
= Pavonia speciosa var. hostmannii (Miq.) Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
= Pavonia speciosa var. pellita (Kunth) Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
= Pavonia speciosa var. sellowii Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
species :
Peltaea steinbachii Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 178 (1965)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Peltaea stellata A.J.Fernandes-Jr. & G.L.Esteves; Phytotaxa 255(1): 81 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Peltaea subpandurata (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 209 (1965)
Name: Majaguin
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Malache subpandurata (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
= Pavonia speciosa var. subpandurata (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 495 (1892)
= Pavonia subpandurata C.Wright ex Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 26 (1866)
= Pavonia subpandurata var. flava Helwig; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 235 (1928)
species :
Peltaea surumuensis (Ulbr.) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Bonplandia (Corrientes) 7(1-4): 55 (1993)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Remarks: to be expected in the Guianas
Synonyms: hidden
= Pavonia surumuensis Ulbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 325 (1915)
= Peltaea aliculata Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 206 (1965)
species :
Peltaea trinervis (J.Presl) Krapov. & Cristóbal; Kurtziana 2: 168 (1965)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Trinidad; Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Guárico, Monagas, Sucre, Táchira); Guyana; Surinam; Bolivia (La Paz); N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Ceará, Bahia)
80 COS HON NIC PAN 81 CUB TRT 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Malache involucrata (Klotzsch) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 70 (1891)
= Malachra trinervis C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. [C. Presl] 2: 126 (1835)
= Pavonia bracteosa Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 118 (1842)
= Pavonia involucrata Klotzsch; Linnaea 14: 301 (1840)
= Pavonia sessiliflora var. obtusifolia Gürke; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 493 (1892)
= Pavonia trinervis (C.Presl) A.Robyns; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 114 (1966)
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