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Malvales
A 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 10 plant families.1
These families are organized into the following groups:
- Malvaceae, Cistaceae, and Muntingiaceae (along with its sister family, Cytinaceae)1
- Bixaceae1
- Neuradaceae, Thymelaeaceae, and Sphaerosepalaceae1
- Sarcolaenaceae and Dipterocarpaceae1
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