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Triumfetta sonderi

Triumfetta sonderi has attractive, bristly, hairy fruits. (Nicky van Berkel, iSpot)
Common names: Sonder’s truimfetta (Eng.); waaierbossie, maagbossie, rolbossie, spinnekopbossie, tolbossie (Afr.); mokuku (Sepedi)
Family: Malvaceae

13 / 06 / 2016 | Refilwe Maria Malatji | Pretoria NBG
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Sterculia alexandri

Sterculia alexandri
Common names: Cape star-chestnut (Eng.); Kaapsesterkastaiing (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

30 / 11 / 2015 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Triumfetta annua

Triumfetta annua. Photo: Geoff Nichols
Common names: bur weed, lesser cockle bur, annual triumfetta (Eng.); klitsbossie (Afr.); umhlabangubo (isiXhosa)
Family: Malvaceae

... specific epithet annua . Triumfetta belongs to the family Malvaceae, the hibiscus or mallow family, in the order ...

23 / 11 / 2015 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Dombeya cymosa

Flowers of Dombeya cymosa. Photo Geoff Nichols
Common names: small-flowered dombeya, smooth wild pear, Natal dombeya, Natal wild pear, hairless dombeya (Eng.); gladdeblompeer, Nataldrolpeer, gladdedrolpeer (Afr.
Family: Malvaceae

... and is currently included in the expanded mallow family, Malvaceae, according to the APG II. The genus Dombeya was ...

27 / 04 / 2015 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Pavonia praemorsa

Flowers
Common names: yellow mallow
Family: Malvaceae

... through to the Eastern Cape. Like all members of the Malvaceae family, the flowers are only open for a few hours ... are generally widespread, but rare in the Western Cape. Malvaceae has ± 90 genera and ± 2 000 species worldwide; in ... as gardeners discover what a treasure it is. The family Malvaceae has produced a number of crop plants that have ...

06 / 04 / 2015 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum

Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum (Ernst Schmidt)
Common names: wild cotton (Eng.); wildekatoen (Afr.); kotini (Xho.); litjinda (Swa.); ugampokwe, umgawuma (Zul.)
Family: Malvaceae

13 / 10 / 2014 | Mandisa Kondlo | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Cola greenwayi

Cola greewayi ©Geoff Nichols
Common names: hairy cola (Eng.); harige kola (Afr.); iNthandoti (Zulu)
Family: Malvaceae

20 / 01 / 2014 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Hibiscus tiliaceus

Hibiscus tiliaceus flower Image Geoff Nichols
Common names: wild cotton tree, coast hibiscus, lagoon hibiscus, tree hibiscus (Eng.); wildekatoenboom, kusvuurblom (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... successfully grown in humid subtropical districts. The Malvaceae family sometimes includes three other families: ... and Sterculiaceae. A useful field characteristic of Malvaceae is the frequent presence of star-shaped hairs that ...

22 / 04 / 2013 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Sparrmannia africana

Flowers
Common names: Cape stock rose, wild stock rose, African hemp, Cape hollyhock (Eng.); Kaapse stokroos, wildestokroos (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... Africa, africana meaning of or from Africa in Latin. The Malvaceae is a family of about 243 genera and 4225 species, ... & Baobab family), Sterculiaceae (Sterculia family) and Malvaceae are all regarded as part of a single family, Malvaceae. Sparrmannia is a small genus of about seven ...

08 / 04 / 2013 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Grewia robusta

Flowers and fruits of Grewia robusta
Common names: Karoo crossberry, Karoo crossberry raisin (Eng.); karookruisbessie (Afr); umnqabaza (Xhosa).
Family: Malvaceae

24 / 12 / 2012 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Grewia monticola

Fruits of Grewia monticola
Common names: grey raisin, silver raisin (Eng.); vaalrosyntjie (Afr.); umsiphane (Swazi); nsihana (Tsonga); mogwanakg & ocirc;mo, mogwana (Tswana); umlalampunzi, is
Family: Malvaceae

26 / 11 / 2012 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Grewia flavescens

Grewia flavescens
Common names: sandpaper raisin, rough-leaved raisinbush, square-stemmed raisin (Eng.); skurweblaarrosyntjie (Afr.); mogwane (N. Sotho); loklolo (Swazi); nsihana, nc
Family: Malvaceae

05 / 11 / 2012 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Grewia bicolor

Grewia bicolor leaf and flower. Image Geoff Nichols
Common names: white raisin (Eng.); witrosyntjie (Afr.); umsiphane (Swazi); nsihana, guguna, nsihani (Tsonga); mogwane (Tswana); murabva (Venda); umlalampunzi, imdli
Family: Malvaceae

10 / 09 / 2012 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Grewia hexamita

Grewia hexamita. Copyright Geoff Nichols
Common names: giant raisin (Eng.); reuserosyntjie, blinkblaarrosyntjie (Afr.); umsiphane (Swazi); nsihana, guguna, nsihani, sipane (Tsonga); mukunukunu (Venda); uml
Family: Malvaceae

20 / 08 / 2012 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Anisodontea scabrosa

Anisodontea scabrosa flower and foliage
Common names: rough-leaf African mallow, sand rose, pink mallow, hairy mallow (Eng.); sandroos, pienk-kiesieblaar, harigemalva (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... the touch, as felt in the harshly hairy leaves. The family Malvaceae has many important commercial agricultural crops ...

02 / 05 / 2011 | N Stoll | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Sterculia rogersii

Sterculia rogersii flowers
Common names: star-chestnut (Eng.); sterkastaiing (Afr.); mokgwakgwatha (NS); samani, nsolodza (Ts)
Family: Malvaceae

21 / 03 / 2011 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Hibiscus pedunculatus

Hibiscus pedunculatus flower
Common names: pink mallow, forest pink hibiscus (Eng.); wildestokroos, pienk hibiskus (Afr.); indola ebomvu (Zulu)
Family: Malvaceae

... of 90-100 % will occur in 2-3 weeks. The family name, Malvaceae , is derived from malva,  the Latin name for ... this species exhibits. The genus Hibiscus belongs to the Malvaceae family which consists of more than 2000 species, ... Hibiscus pedunculatus is not threatened. The family Malvaceae has produced one plant of enormous economic ...

12 / 07 / 2010 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hermannia grandiflora

Hermannia grandiflora flowers
Common names: desert rose (Eng.); klokkiebos, heuningbossie, ouma-se-kappie (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

05 / 10 / 2009 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hibiscus praeteritus

Hibiscus praeteritus
Common names: None
Family: Malvaceae

20 / 07 / 2009 | Roger Oliver | Pretoria NBG
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Hermannia nana

Hermannia nana
Common names: windmill doll's rose (Eng.); windpomp poprosie (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

20 / 04 / 2009 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG
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