Althaea

Althaea hirsuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Althaea
Species: A. armeniaca – A. bertramii – A. australis – A. cannabina – A. hiri – A. officinalis – A. oppenheimii – A. taurinensis – A. villosa – A. vranjensis
Nothospecies: A. × pavisii

Name

Althaea L. (1753)

• Type species: Althaea officinalis L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ferberia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 281 (1777)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria Introduced into: Arkansas, Baltic States, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ireland, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, South Dakota, Switzerland, Virginia, West Himalaya, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 686. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Althaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Althaea. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Marsh Mallows
suomi: Rohtosalkoruusut
svenska: Läkemalvesläktet
українська: Алтея

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