Alcea biennis

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Alcea biennis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. biennis
Binomial name
Alcea biennis
Synonyms
  • A. pallida
  • Althaea pallida
  • Malva pallida

Alcea biennis, the biennial hollyhock, is a species of Alcea in the mallow family, Malvaceae. [1] [2] Synonyms include A. pallida, Althaea pallida and Malva pallida.

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References

  1. "Alcea biennis". CABI Compendium. CABI Compendium. 2022-01-07. doi: 10.1079/cabicompendium.112080 . ISSN   2958-3969.
  2. Akhi, Mahbuba Akhtar (2020). An in-vitro study on antioxidant properties of Alcea rosea leaves (Thesis thesis). Brac University.