Malvaviscus

Malvaviscus is a genus of shrubs in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to tropical America from Florida, Texas and Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. The flowers resemble those of the related genus Hibiscus, except that the petals are folded spirally, and open only a short way to form a tube-shaped flower, to encourage pollination by hummingbirds. Common names include Turk's Cap mallow, Wax Mallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, and Mazapan.


Selected species
Malvaviscus palmanus is an understory tree of the Costa Rican cloud forest. It is two to five meters in height. It grows at elevations of 1500 to 1600 meters above sea level. Like several other species in its genus, it has large red flowers, which are pollinated by hummingbirds.

Malvaviscus arboreus

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Malvaviscus williamsii

Malvaviscus concinnus

Malvaviscus achanioides

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Species
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