Mallowy

Mallowy
	Althaea officinalis , illustration.
Systematics
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
	Eudicotyledons
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
	Rosids
	Eurosiden II
Order :	Mallowy
Scientific name
	Malvales
	Yuss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl

The Mallow-like (Malvales) are an order of the flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). Many representatives are well-known species, especially tropical useful and ornamental plants .

description

They are mostly woody plants, more rarely herbaceous plants . The flowers are usually five-fold. The bracts are usually divided into sepals and petals . Usually there are many stamens . A discus is missing. Capsule fruits are mostly formed.

Familys

The order of the Mallow-like (Malvales) is within the Eurosiden II the sister group of the Brassicales . It includes the following families :

Annatto plants (Bixaceae) including Cochlospermaceae and Diegodendraceae
Rockrose family (Cistaceae)
Rockrose Shrike Family (Cytinaceae)
Wing fruit family (Dipterocarpaceae)
Mallow family (Malvaceae)
Muntingiaceae
Camel Tread Family (Neuradaceae)
Sarcolaenaceae
Sphaerosepalaceae
Daphne family (Thymelaeaceae)

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Description of the order of Malvales in APWebsite (Engl.)

Individual evidence

↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group : An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, No. 2, 2009, pp. 105-121, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x .

Web links

Commons : Mallow-like (Malvales) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[APGIII-1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group : An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, No. 2, 2009, pp. 105-121, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x .