Lavatera

Lavatera
Lavatera maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Lavatera L.
Species
About 25, see text
Synonyms
Anthema Medic. Axolopha Alef. Navaea Webb & Berth Olbia Medic. Saviniona Webb & Berth. Steegia Steud. Stegia DC.

Lavatera^[1] is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, central and eastern Asia, and Australia. A number of species previously listed in this genus have now been transferred to the related genus Malva. Lavatera species are known as tree mallows, or rather ambiguously as rose mallows, royal mallows or annual mallows.

The genus includes annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and soft-wooded shrubs, growing from 1-3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, and palmately lobed. The flowers are conspicuous, 4-12 cm diameter, with five white, pink or red petals; they are produced in terminal clusters.

Lavatera species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix lavaterella, which feeds exclusively on these plants. Flowers of several species are also used as food by humans.

Selected species

Lavatera abyssinica Lavatera arborea – (Common) Tree-mallow Lavatera assurgentiflora – Mission Mallow, Island Tree-mallow Lavatera acerifolia – Malva de Risco Lavatera bryoniifolia Lavatera cachmeriana Lavatera cretica – Smaller Tree-mallow Lavatera insularis Lavatera lindsayi Lavatera maritima Lavatera maroccana Lavatera mauritanica Lavatera microphylla

Lavatera oblongifolia Lavatera olbia Lavatera phoenicea Lavatera plebeia Lavatera punctata Lavatera stenopetala Lavatera thuringiaca – Garden Tree-mallow Lavatera triloba Lavatera trimestris – Annual Tree-mallow Lavatera valdesii Lavatera vidali Lavatera venosa

Footnotes

1. ^ Synonymy of Lavatera at Malvaceae Info

External links

• Malvaceae Info: The Lavatera pages
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Lavatera
• Flora Europaea: Lavatera

This Malvales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Lavatera Malvales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Laurite Paka, Malaysia Look at other dictionaries: Lavatera — n. A widespread genus of herbs or soft wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers. Syn: genus {Lavatera}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Lavatĕra — (L. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Malvaceae Malveae, Monadelphie, Polyandrie L.; Kelch doppelt, der äußere drei, der innere fünfspaltig, viele Griffel, welche unten zusammengewachsen, Kapsel kreisrund, vielfächerig, Scheidewände aus… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Lavatēra — L. (Staudenpappel), Gattung der Malvazeen, filzig oder rauh behaarte Kräuter, Sträucher und Bäume mit eckigen oder gelappten Blättern und einzeln in den Blattachseln stehenden Blüten, die nicht selten eine endständige Traube bilden. Etwa 20 Arten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Lavatera — Lavatēra, L., Pappelrose, Staudenpappel, Pflanzengattg. der Malvazeen, schön blühende Kräuter oder Sträucher in der nördl. gemäßigten Zone; einzige deutsche Art L. thuringiăca L.; andere Arten Zierpflanzen, wie L. trimestris (Gartenmalve), aus… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon Lavatera —   Lavatera …   Wikipedia Español Lavatera — Lavatère Lavatera …   Wikipédia en Français Lavatera — rožūnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Dedešviniai – Malvaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Lavatera angl. tree mallow vok. Bechermalve; Buschmalve; Lavatera; Strauchmalve; Strauchpappel rus. лаватера; хатьма lenk. ślazówka …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas Lavatera — noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers • Syn: ↑genus Lavatera • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family …   Useful english dictionary Lavatera — ID 45236 Symbol Key LAVAT Common Name tree mallow Family Malvaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CT, MN, MO, ND, OR, TX, VT, WY Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics lavatera — [ˌlavə tɛ:rə] noun a plant of a genus that includes the tree mallow. [Genus Lavatera.] Origin mod. L., named after the brothers Lavater, Swiss naturalists of the 17th and 18th cents …   English new terms dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”