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Hibiscus calyphyllus

Common names: hibiscus, sun hibiscus, lemon-yellow rosemallow (Eng.); wildestokroos (Afr.)

Family: Malvaceae

... is a large genus of about 200-220 species belonging to the Malvaceae family, which includes members such as cocoa, ...

25 / 02 / 2008 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG

Hermannia

Common names: doll's roses (Eng.); poprosie, moederkappie (Afr.)

Family: Malvaceae

31 / 12 / 2007 | B Sachse | National Herbarium Pretoria

Grewia lasiocarpa

Common names: forest raisin (Eng.); bosrosyntjie (Afr.); umhlolo (Xhosa); ilalanyathi (Zulu)

Family: Malvaceae

11 / 06 / 2007 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG

Hermannia hyssopifolia

Common names: eight-day healing bush (Eng.); pokkiesblom, agtdaegeneesbossie (Afr.)

Family: Malvaceae

... in the family Sterculiaceae but are now classified in the Malvaceae. There is a close relationship between the families Sterculiaceae, Malvaceae, Bombacaceae and Tiliaceae. Within these families, ... group (Bayer et al. 1999) redefine them as subfamilies of Malvaceae sensu lato (meaning in the broad sense). Hermannia ...

29 / 01 / 2007 | J Yeats | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dombeya pulchra

Common names: silver white pear (Eng.); blombos (Afr.)

Family: Malvaceae

15 / 08 / 2005 | K Behr | Pretoria NBG

Anisodontea julii

Common names: Drakensberg mallow, mountain mallow, African mallow (Eng.); bergroos (Afr.); letjeane-la-noka, llefeta (SS)

Family: Malvaceae

21 / 03 / 2005 | L Badenhorst | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adansonia digitata

Common names: baobab, Cream of Tartar tree, monkey-bread tree, lemonade tree (Eng.); kremetartboom(Afr.); isimuku, umShimulu, isiMuhu (Zulu); ximuwu (Tsonga); mowan

Family: Malvaceae

... but this is now generally regarded as a subfamily of Malvaceae. Bombacaceae is tropical with about 21 genera and ...

10 / 02 / 2003 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG

Sterculia murex

Common names: lowveld chestnut(E), laeveld kastaiing (A) umbhaba (Swazi), mohlatsane (N Sotho)

Family: Malvaceae

01 / 07 / 2002 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Grewia occidentalis

Common names: cross-berry, four-corners (E), kruisbessie (A), Mokukutu (Setsw.), Mogwane (N.Sotho), iLalanyathi (Zulu), umSipane (Siswati), umNqabaza (Xhosa), Mulem

Family: Malvaceae

19 / 11 / 2001 | Sharon Turner | Walter Sisulu NBG