Abutilon is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. General common names include Indian mallow and velvetleaf; ornamental varieties may be known as room maple, parlor maple, or flowering maple. The genus name is an 18th-century New Latin word that came from the Arabic ’abū-ṭīlūn, the name given by Avicenna to this or a similar genus.
Paul Arnold Fryxell was an American botanist known for his work on flowering plants, especially those within the Malvaceae.
Cienfuegosia is a genus of plants, in the family Malvaceae and placed in the tribe Gossypieae. Species can be found in central and south America, Africa including the Arabian peninsula.
Fuertesimalva is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. Most species in this genus were originally placed in Urocarpidium.
Urocarpidium is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to the Andes mountains of South America. Many species originally placed in this genus were moved to Fuertesimalva in 1996.
Corynabutilon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Chile and Argentina. They are shrubs or small trees.
Tarasa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Bakeridesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Batesimalva is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Dirhamphis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Hochreutinera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Malvastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Monteiroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Neobaclea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It only contains one known species, Neobaclea crispifolia(Cav.) Krapov.
Papuodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. In 1946 Cyril Tenison White described its first species, Papuodendron lepidotum, which was discovered growing in 1944 in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Its native range is New Guinea.
Peltaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Gaya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It has been classed in the Malvoideae subfamily and the Malveae tribe.
