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MalvalesA fony baobab tree (Adansonia rubrostipa), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.
The order Malvales, often referred to as the mallow or hibiscus order, consists of 338 genera and approximately 6,000 species. These plants are primarily woody and are distributed across various habitats globally.1
