Malvales is an order of flowering plants comprising about 6,000 species across nine families under the APG II classification, dominated by the broadly defined mallow family Malvaceae with over 4,225 species, followed by Thymelaeaceae with 898 species. Its members are mostly shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions, with some reaching into temperate zones, and the order includes economically important plants such as cacao, cotton, hibiscus and durian.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Common Apple-moss
Source Wikidata: Elaeocarpus serratus
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21908, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Malvales
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Malvales
Wikidata: Common Apple-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Common Apple-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Elaeocarpus serratus
Parent Taxon Of: Elaeocarpus serratus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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