Category
page 1Malvaviscus

Malvaviscus arboreus
species of plant

Malvaviscus
thumb|Malvaviscus (Maui)
Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Common names for species in this genus include '''Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan'. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts (a schizocarp), and having a style surmounted by 10, rather than 5, capitate or capitellate stigmas. Among those genera Malvaviscus is distinguished by having auriculate petals and red, fleshy fruits.
The generic name is derived from the Latin words malva

Malvaviscus penduliflorus
species of plant
Malvaviscus palmanus
species of plant