Malvales
Sign in to saveThe Malvales are an order of flowering plants. As circumscribed by APG II-system, the order includes about 6000 species within nine families. The order is placed in the eurosids II, which are part of the eudicots.
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Malvales is a large group of flowering plants containing around 6,000 species organized into nine families, and it belongs to a broader classification of plants called eurosids II. This order matters because it represents a significant branch of the flowering plant family tree and helps scientists organize and understand plant diversity.
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The Malvales are an order of flowering plants. As circumscribed by APG II-system, the order includes about 6000 species within nine families. The order is placed in the eurosids II, which are part of the eudicots.
The plants are mostly shrubs and trees; most of its families have a cosmopolitan distribution in the tropics and subtropics, with limited expansion into temperate regions. An interesting distribution occurs in Madagascar, where three endemic families of Malvales (Sphaerosepalaceae, Sarcolaenaceae and Diegodendraceae) occur.