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Malvaceae

Plant Families

Malvaceae is the mallow family of flowering plants, comprising several thousand species across roughly 200 genera, distributed nearly worldwide with the greatest diversity in the tropics. The family includes the genus Theobroma, source of cacao, as well as cotton, hibiscus and okra, and is characterized by alternate leaves and flowers typically with five petals and numerous stamens fused into a tube.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

African Baobab, Species
Source Wikidata: Baobab
Alcea rosea, Species
Source Wikidata: Alcea rosea
Baobab, Species
Source Wikidata: Baobab
Kapok, Species
Source Wikidata: Kapok
Tilia henryana, Species
Source Tilia henryana (Wikidata)
Triplochiton scleroxylon, Species
Source Triplochiton scleroxylon (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ156551, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Malvaceae
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Rosid Families, Lead
    Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Malvaceae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 5615
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Malvaceae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Malvaceae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 113.2 ... "early_interval": "Albian"
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Wikidata: Malvaceae
Wikidata Q156551, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Baobab
  • Parent Taxon Of: Baobab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: African Baobab, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Kapok
Parent Taxon Of: Kapok, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Tilia henryana (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tilia henryana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Triplochiton scleroxylon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Triplochiton scleroxylon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Alcea rosea
Parent Taxon Of: Alcea rosea, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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