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Also Known As	mallow order • hibiscus order

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Massive baobab tree with a thick, cylindrical trunk and spreading bare branches, standing in dry soil at Reinala Arboretum, Ifaty, Madagascar.

Cluster of heart-shaped green leaves and pale bracts with small round fruits on an American linden (Tilia americana) tree.

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.

Canary rockrose

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Bixaceae Thymelaeaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Sarcolaenaceae Neuradaceae Muntingiaceae Cistaceae Malvaceae Dipterocarpaceae Bombacaceae Ericales Sapindales Myrtales Brassicales Geraniales Crossosomatales Cucurbitales

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous