Malva subovata

Malva subovata
	At the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona
	Close-up of flower
Scientific 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
	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

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Lavatera maritima tree mallow". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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[60440500-2-1] "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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Malva subovata

At the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona

Close-up of flower
Scientific 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