Malvaceae
Tilia tomentosa Moench
Tilia tomentosa Moench
Tilia tomentosa is a deciduous ornamental tree with cultivated varieties, known for fragrant flowers and debated effects on foraging bees.
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. is a plant with defined morphological traits, whose embryology was described in 1952.
Urena lobata L.
Urena lobata L.
Urena lobata L. is a hairy plant with palmately lobed leaves, pink-violet flowers, and sticky hairy fruits.
Waltheria indica L.
Waltheria indica L.
Waltheria indica L. is a pantropical flowering subshrub in the mallow family, with parts used medicinally in some cultures.
Ceiba schottii Britten & Baker fil.
Ceiba schottii Britten & Baker fil.
Ceiba schottii is a large-flowered bat-pollinated rainforest tree from Guatemala and southeastern Mexico.
Ceiba chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
Ceiba chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
Ceiba chodatii is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to seasonally dry South American woodlands, with various human uses.
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet
Bombax costatum is a West African savanna tree whose calyx is used in local sauces, declining from overharvesting.
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G.Don
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G.Don
Lagunaria patersonia is a tree in the Malvaceae family with many common names, some referencing its irritating seed capsule hairs.
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
Adansonia grandidieri, or Grandidier's baobab, is a large long-lived baobab species endemic to south-western Madagascar with many human uses.
Adansonia madagascariensis Baill.
Adansonia madagascariensis Baill.
Adansonia madagascariensis is a baobab tree endemic to northwestern Madagascar, growing in dry to moist deciduous forests.
Adansonia rubrostipa Jum. & Perrier
Adansonia rubrostipa Jum. & Perrier
Adansonia rubrostipa, the fony baobab, is the smallest baobab species endemic to western and southern Madagascar.
Adansonia za Baill.
Adansonia za Baill.
Adansonia za is a large thick-stemmed baobab tree endemic to Madagascar, with multiple edible and practical uses by people.
Adansonia gregorii F.Muell.
Adansonia gregorii F.Muell.
Adansonia gregorii, the Australian boab, is an endemic bottle baobab with many human uses including water storage and food.
Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand
Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand
Pseudobombax septenatum is a deciduous tree in the Malvaceae family native from Nicaragua to Brazil.
Pachira glabra Pasq.
Pachira glabra Pasq.
Pachira glabra is a species of tree native to eastern Brazil, with distinct swollen trunks, white night-blooming flowers, and edible seeds.
Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl.
Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl.
Matisia cordata is a tree that produces edible sweet fruits, native to Andean foothills of South and Central America.
Pochota fendleri (Seem.) W.S.Alverson & M.C.Duarte
Pochota fendleri (Seem.) W.S.Alverson & M.C.Duarte
Pochota fendleri, the only species in genus Pochota, is a flowering tree found from Central America to northern Brazil.
Sidalcea calycosa M.E.Jones
Sidalcea calycosa M.E.Jones
Sidalcea calycosa is a flowering rhizomatous herb endemic to California, growing in a range of open and wetland habitats.
Sidalcea neomexicana A.Gray
Sidalcea neomexicana A.Gray
Sidalcea neomexicana is a perennial flowering herb native to western US and northern Mexico.
Sidalcea campestris Greene
Sidalcea campestris Greene
Sidalcea campestris (meadow checker-mallow) is a Willamette Valley perennial herb important to local pollinators and of conservation concern.
Sidalcea hendersonii S.Watson
Sidalcea hendersonii S.Watson
Sidalcea hendersonii is a rare Pacific Northwest coastal perennial herb that is considered at risk by NatureServe.
Sphaeralcea coulteri (S.Watson) A.Gray
Sphaeralcea coulteri (S.Watson) A.Gray
Coulter's globemallow (Sphaeralcea coulteri) is an annual mallow native to the Sonoran Desert region of North America.
Sphaeralcea rusbyi A.Gray
Sphaeralcea rusbyi A.Gray
Sphaeralcea rusbyi, Rusby's globemallow, is a mallow family flowering plant native to southwestern United States deserts.
Sphaeralcea incana Torr. ex A.Gray
Sphaeralcea incana Torr. ex A.Gray
Sphaeralcea incana is a desert perennial subshrub grown ornamentally, valued by pollinators, and used in traditional medicine.
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