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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