Malva nicaeensis All.

First published in Fl. Pedem. 2: 40 (1785)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, Medit. to Pakistan. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Belgium, California, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Ethiopia, Germany, Honduras, Juan Fernández Is., Kermadec Is., Mexico Southwest, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Abedin, S. (1979). Flora of West Pakistan 130: 1-107.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Riedl, I. (1976). Flora Iranica 120: 1-86. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Shishkin, B.K. (ed.) (1950). Flora Turkmenii 5: 1-271. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Verloove, F. & Heyneman, G. (2012). Merkwaardige plantencollecties van twee antropogene zaadbanken in Gent (Oost-Vlaanderen, België). Dumortiera 100: 19-24.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abedin, S. (1979). Flora of West Pakistan 130: 1-107.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Riedl, I. (1976). Flora Iranica 120: 1-86. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Shishkin, B.K. (ed.) (1950). Flora Turkmenii 5: 1-271. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Verloove, F. & Heyneman, G. (2012). Merkwaardige plantencollecties van twee antropogene zaadbanken in Gent (Oost-Vlaanderen, België). Dumortiera 100: 19-24.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1959 Maitland, T.D. [347] Lebanon K000283657 Yes
Jan 1, 1946 Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Israel K000283658 No
Lazar, Y. [8] Iraq K005404603 No
Barkley, F.A. [7369] Iraq K005404627 No
Barkley, F.A.; Na'if, M. [4005B] Iraq K005404598 No
Omar, S. [42732] Iraq K005404637 No
Haines, R.W. [W1672] Iraq K005404622 No
Barkley, F.A. [[33Ir4006]] Iraq K005404597 No
Smith, R.V. [66/62] Australia K005760408 No
Helbaek, H. [983] Iraq K005404628 No
Graham, R.J.D.; [H.J. Paraxjpye] [s.n.] Iraq K005404648 No
s.coll. [25646] Iraq K005404624 No
Guest, E.R. [627] Iraq K005404638 No
Rawi, A. [12570] Iraq K005404600 No
Guest, E.R. [s.n.] Iraq K005404650 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq K005404646 No
Chakravarty; Rawi [29814] Iraq K005404642 No
Davis; Bokhari [D55691] Iran K005404613 No
Paranjpye, H.J.; Graham, R.J.D. [s.n.] Iraq K005404649 No
Cowan; Darlington [494] Iran K005404617 No
Smith, R.V. [64/119] Australia K005760406 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W1623] Iraq K005404653 No
Barker, W.R. [1876] Australia K005760398 No
Barker, W.R. [1875] Australia K005760397 No
Robertson, V.C. [200] Iraq K005404605 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [2776] Iran K005404619 No
Hewer, T.F. [H3682] Iran K005404612 No
Gillett, J.B. [10549] Iraq K005404630 No
Colvile, P.A. [s.n.] Iraq K005404647 No
Barker, W.R. [1867] Australia K005760400 No
Grigg, P. (Mr) [47] Iraq K005404625 No
Robertson, V.C. [200] Iraq K005404604 No
Barkley, F.A.; Barkley, E. [4042] Iraq K005404609 No
Rawi, A. [21180] Iraq K005404626 No
Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. [37075] Iraq K005404639 No
Paris, B.S. [75375] Iran K005404614 No
[Cd. Noel] [N5] Iran K005404621 No
s.coll. [TEB/781] Australia K005760403 No
[Stuart Honer] [181] Iran K005404618 No
Al-Rawi, A. [20647] Iraq K005404641 No
MacMillan, H.F. [73] Iran K005404620 No
Barkley, F.A.; Haddad, S.Y. [7950] Iraq K005404631 No
Guest, E.R. [1465] Iraq K005404632 No
Khatib; Alizzi [32607] Iraq K005404606 No
Anderson, B. [1972] Iraq K005404610 No
Guest, E.R. [1390] Iraq K005404640 No
MacDonald, E.C. [38] Australia K005760402 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq K005404645 No
Al-Ani, H.; Haddi, H. [9451] Iraq K005404654 No
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [10816] Australia K005760396 No
Gillett, J.B. [6569] Iraq K005404607 No
Cowan; Darlington [197] Iraq K005404633 No
Rawi, A. [12556] Iraq K005404599 No
Alizzi; Omar, S. [34903] Iraq K005404608 No
Barker, W.R. [1881] Australia K005760399 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W1672] Iraq K005404623 No
Smith, R.V. [66/56] Australia K005760407 No
Barkley, F.A.; Abbas-al-Ani, H. [6408] Iraq K005404602 No
[Arift Fmemella] [317] Iran K005404615 No
Black, J.M. [22] Australia K005760405 No
Helbaek, H. [652] Iraq K005404636 No
Lazar, Y. [3922] Iraq K005404655 No
Polunin, O. [5383] Lebanon K000283656 No
Alizzi; Hazim [33681] Iraq K005404643 No
Helbaek, H. [894] Iraq K005404634 No
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17438] Iraq K005404611 No
Stapf [1727] Iran K005404616 No
Al-Rawi, A. [18403] Iraq K005404596 No
Rodway, F.A. [1597] Australia K005760404 No
[Hamid Smar] [14597] Iraq K005404652 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K005404635 No
MacDonald, E.C. [38] Australia K005760401 No
Cowan; Darlington [186] Iraq K005404601 No
Guest, E.R. [1084] Iraq K005404651 No
[Dr. Schlafli] [137] Iraq K005404644 No
s.coll. [43169] Iraq K005404629 No

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