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Malachra
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Malachra

Malachra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Americas and Africa, and introduced in places in Asia. They lack an epicalyx, an autapomorphy within their tribe Hibisceae, which is known for having epicalyces.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Malva de Caballo

speciesMalachra capitata

yellow leafbract

speciesMalachra alceifolia

roadside leafbract

speciesMalachra fasciata

Malachra radiata

speciesMalachra radiata

Malachra rudis

speciesMalachra rudis

Malachra ruderalis

speciesMalachra ruderalis

Malachra urens

speciesMalachra urens

Malachra helodes

speciesMalachra helodes

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 156803.