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Waltheria indica

Common names: meidebossie (Afrikaans); isikolanjiba (IsiNdebele); mokhutesela (Sepedi); lexutasela (Sesotho); seretwane (Setswana.); delelemukula (Tshivenda)

Family: Malvaceae

... This species is quite distinct from other species of Malvaceae in having a 1-locule ovary, whereas the other ...

12 / 11 / 2018 | Siyabonga Tibini | National Herbarium Pretoria

Triumfetta sonderi

Common names: Sonder’s truimfetta (Eng.); waaierbossie, maagbossie, rolbossie, spinnekopbossie, tolbossie (Afr.); mokuku (Sepedi)

Family: Malvaceae

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

Triumfetta annua

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

Thespesia acutiloba

Common names: small-leaved portia tree, wild tulip tree, small-leaved tulip tree (Eng.); kleinblaarportiaboom, kleinblaartulpboom, wildetulpboom (Afr.); umthombe (i

Family: Malvaceae

... damping off. Thespesia is a genus in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, and is quite closely related to Gossypium (cotton).The Malvaceae family is made up of trees, shrubs and herbs and ...

02 / 01 / 2017 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Sterculia rogersii

Common names: star-chestnut (Eng.); sterkastaiing (Afr.); mokgwakgwatha (NS); samani, nsolodza (Ts)

Family: Malvaceae

21 / 03 / 2011 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld 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

Sterculia alexandri

Common names: Cape star-chestnut (Eng.); Kaapsesterkastaiing (Afr.)

Family: Malvaceae

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

Sparrmannia africana

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

Sida

Common names: fanpetals, mallows, sidas (Eng.)

Family: Malvaceae

... in high rainfall areas. Sida Unlike other genera in the Malvaceae, Sida is less important as a garden plant, as ...

26 / 02 / 2018 | Sushant Sharma | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Pavonia praemorsa

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

Pavonia columella

Common names: pink pavonia (Eng.); indole ebomvu (isiZulu).

Family: Malvaceae

05 / 07 / 2021 | Ashton Welcome | National Herbarium Pretoria

Hibiscus waterbergensis

Common names: Waterberg hibiscus (Eng.); Waterberg hibiscus (Afr.).

Family: Malvaceae

... From fresh material (Photo SAPlants@Wikicommons). In most Malvaceae, the nectary consists of carpets or cushions of ... nectaries is quite homogenous, but other genera in the Malvaceae (e.g. Triumfetta ) may have variously shaped ... approximately 300−440 species and is a member of the Malvaceae family. One of the outstanding characteristics of ...

03 / 02 / 2025 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

Hibiscus tiliaceus

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

Hibiscus praeteritus

Common names: None

Family: Malvaceae

20 / 07 / 2009 | Roger Oliver | Pretoria NBG

Hibiscus pedunculatus

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