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- Abutilon Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Aden Apple
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa
- African Baobab
Adansonia digitata L.
- African Mallow
Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates
- African Star Chestnut
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori
- Aibika
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
- Almirajo
Pachira almirajo
- American Jute
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Annual Malope
Malope trifida Cav.
- Antwerp Hollyhock
Alcea rosea L.
- Australian Baobab
Adansonia gregori F.Muell.
- Australian bottle tree
Adansonia gregori F.Muell.
- Balsa
Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urban
- Baobab
Adansonia
- Black Durian
Coelostegia griffithii Benth.
- Bladder Ketmia
Hibiscus trionum L.
- Bombax
Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand
- Bottle Tree
Adansonia digitata L.
- Broom
Sida
- Broomweed
Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Gurche
- Buddha Coconut
Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R. Brown
- Butterprint
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Buttonweed
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Cacao
Theobroma cacao L.
- Cape Mallow
Anisodontea ×hypomandarum (Sprague) D.M.Bates
Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates
- Cape Stock-rose
Sparrmannia africana L.f.
- Cayenne Nut
Pachira macrocarpa
- China Jute
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- China Rose
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
- Chinese Bottle Tree
Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight
- Chinese Parasol Tree
Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight
- Civet Fruit
Durio zibethinus L.
- Cola
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott et Endl.
Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.
- Common Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis L.
- Coral Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.
- Cork-leaved bayur
Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
- Cottonweed
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Cream-tartar Tree
Adansonia digitata L.
- creeping pink swamp hibiscus
Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merrill
- Cretan Hollyhock
Alcea pallida (Waldst. & Kit.) Bess.
- Cuban jute
Sida rhombifolia L.
- Curled Mallow
Malva verticillata L.
- Deccan Hemp
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
- Desert Rose
Adenium obesum (not Malvaceae)
- Durian
Durio zibethinus L.
- Dwarf Mallow
Malva neglecta Wallr.
- Egyptian Plane
Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K.Schum.
- Elephant Ears
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Ethiopian sour bread
Adansonia digitata L.
- Evergeen Lime
Entelea arborescens Br.
- false cocoa
Scaphopetalum amoenum A.Chev.
- False Mallow
Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates
- Fig-leaved Hollyhock
Alcea rosea L.
- Flame Tree
Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur & C.Moore
- Floss Silk Tree
Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna
- Flower-of-an-hour
Hibiscus trionum L.
- Fony
Adansonia digitata L.
- Forest Dombeya
Dombeya goetzenii
- French Mallow
Malva nicaeensis All.
- Galilee Hollyhock
Alcea galilaea Zoh.
- Gay Mallow
Lavatera thuringiaca L.
- Giant Baobab
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
- Gold Coast bombax
Bombax buonopozense
- Grandidier's Baobab
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
- Guest Tree
Kleinhovia hospita L.
- Guinea Chestnut
Pachira aquatica Aubl.
- hairy abutilon
Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet
- hairy Indian Mallow
Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet
- Hairy Mallow
Anisodontea scabrosa (L.) D.M.Bates
Malope malacoides L.
- hairy marshmallow
Althaea hirsuta L.
- Hawaiian Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
- hemp-leaved marshmallow
Althaea cannabina L.
- Hispid Mallow
Althaea hirsuta L.
- Hollyhock
Alcea rosea L.
- Indian Mallow
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Indian Almond
Sterculia foetida L.
- Indian cottonwood
Bombax ceiba L.
- Indian Kapok
Bombax ceiba L.
- Indian Sorrel
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
- Indian Tulip Tree
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa
- Jamaica Sorrel
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
- Japanese Varnish Tree
Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight
- Jute
Corchorus olitorius L.
- Kapok
Bombax ceiba L.
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
- Kapok Mangrove
Camptostemon schultzii Mast.
- Kenaf
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
- Kola
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott et Endl.
Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.
- Ladies Fingers
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
- Lavatera
Lavatera olbia L.
Lavatera thuringiaca L.
- Looking Glass Tree
Heritiera littoralis Aiton
- Malabar Chestnut
Pachira aquatica Aubl.
- Malope
Malope malacoides L.
- Manchurian Jute
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Mangrove Mallow
Pavonia paludicola D.H. Nicols.
- Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis L.
- mock durian
Neesia synandra Mast.
- Monkey Cocoa
Herrania purpurea (Pittier) R.E. Schult.
- Monkey comb
Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.
- Mopopaja Tree
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori
- mountain cotton-rose
Hibiscus taiwanensis S.Y.Hu
- Musk Mallow
Malva moschata L.
- Musk Okra
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
- Noon Plant
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Norfolk Hibiscus
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Norfolk Island Hibiscus
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
- Oliver's Lime
Tilia oliveri Szyszyl.
- Pacific Rosewood
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa
- Paper Flower
Bougainvillea
- Perrier's Baobab
Adansonia perrieri Capuron.
- Persian Hollyhock
Alcea sulphurea
- Piemarker
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- Ping Ball Dombeya
Dombeya ×cayeuxii E.Andre
- Pink Mallow
Anisodontea julii (Burch.ex DC.) D.M.Bates
- Pondoland Hibiscus
Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.
- Prickly Mallow
Sida spinosa L.
- Queensland Silver Tree
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.
- Red cottontree
Bombax ceiba L.
- Red Fleshed Durian
Durio graveolens Becc.
- red meranti
Neesia
- Red Silk Cotton Tree
Bombax ceiba L.
- Red silk-cotton
Bombax ceiba L.
- Red-flowered silk-cotton tree
Bombax ceiba L.
- Regal Mallow
Lavatera trimestris L.
- Rose Mallow
Lavatera trimestris L.
- Rosella
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
- Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
- Rough Marshmallow
Althaea hirsuta L.
- Royal Mallow
Lavatera trimestris L.
- Sapote
Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl.
- Scarlet Sterculia
Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R. Br.
- Sea Island Cotton
Gossypium barbadense L.
- Shaving brush
Bombax ceiba L.
- Shoe Flower
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
- Shoe-black Plant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
- Shrub Althaea
Hibiscus syriacus L.
- Silk cottontree
Bombax ceiba L.
- Silk Floss Tree
Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna
- Silver Tree
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.
- Simal tree
Bombax ceiba L.
- Simine
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
- Skunk Tree
Sterculia foetida L.
- sleepy morning
Waltheria indica L.
- snot apple
Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.
- sour gourd
Adansonia digitata L.
- Southern Mallow
Malva nicaeensis All.
- Spiny Cedar
Bombacopsis quinata
- Spotted-stalked Tree Mallow
Lavatera punctata All.
- St. Helena Ebony
Trochetiopsis ebenus Cronk
- St. Helena Blackwood
Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (R.Br.) Marais
- St. Helena Dwarf Ebony
Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (R.Br.) Marais
- St. Helena Redwood
Trochetiopsis erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Marais
- Stemless Hollyhock
Alcea acaulis (Cav.) Alef.
- Sweet Mallow
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
- Taiwan cotton-rose
Hibiscus taiwanensis S.Y.Hu
- Tick tree
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori
- Tossa Jute
Corchorus olitorius L.
- tree hibiscus
Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.
- Tree Mallow
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
- Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera (not Malvaceae)
- Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum L.
- Velvet Tree Mallow
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
- Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
- vine-leaved abutilon
Corynabutilon vitifolium (Cav.) Kearney
- West African Okra
Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) J.M.C.Stevels
- West African bombax
Bombax buonopozense
- White Dombeya
Dombeya rotundifolia Planch.
- wild hollyhock
Lavatera cachemiriana