Malvaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	hibiscus family • mallow family

Photos

Close-up of a fluffy white cotton boll growing on the stem of a cotton plant, with a blurred background of additional cotton plants.

Kola tree in bloom

Open seed pod of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) hanging from a branch, showing fluffy, white woolly seeds against a background of green foliage.

Hands opening a red cocoa pod on the tree to reveal clusters of soft, white seeds inside. Several whole cocoa pods hang from branches in the background.

European linden

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Topics

Sterculia Gossypium Bombax Theobroma chaparral mallow Malva Baobab mallow linden Cola Dipterocarpaceae Bombacaceae

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