False Mallow (Malvastrum)
Description
Malvastrum is a botanical genus with 300 species of flowering plants belonging to the Malvaceae family . He is originally from America . They are erect bushes or sufrutices ; the stems with erect or appressed stellate trichomes . The leaves are ovate or lanceolate, usually simple, crenate or dentate. The inflorescences are in the form of spikes or apical clusters , or solitary flowers in the armpits; calculus of 3 filiform or spatulate bracts; 5-lobed chalice; the yellow or orange petals ; androceo even; stigmas capitados. Oblate fruits , setose or pubescent.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malvales
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Family: Malvaceae
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Genus: Malvastrum
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