Malcolmia

Malcolmia
Malcomia littorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Malcolmia W.T.Aiton
Species [1]
11; see text
Synonyms [1]
WilckiaScop.

Malcolmia is a genus of flowering plants from the family Brassicaceae. It includes 11 species native to the Mediterranean basin (North Africa and southeastern Europe), Western Asia, the Transcaucasus, Central Asia, and Pakistan. ^[1]

Several species are cultivated for their flowers, including Virginia stock ( Malcolmia maritima ).

Species

11 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Malcolmia chia (L.) DC.
• Malcolmia doumetiana (Coss.) Rouy
• Malcolmia flexuosa (Sm.) Sm.
• Malcolmia graeca Boiss. & Spruner
• Malcolmia × hybrida Hausskn.
• Malcolmia komarovii Vassilcz.
• Malcolmia macrocalyx (Halácsy) Rech.
• Malcolmia malcolmioides (Coss. & Durieu) Greuter & Burdet
• Malcolmia orsiniana (Ten.) Ten.
• Malcolmia pygmaea (DC.) Boiss.
• Malcolmia taraxacifolia Balb.

Formerly placed here

• Strigosella africana (L.) Botsch. (as Malcolmia africana(L.) W.T.Aiton)

References

1. "Malcolmia W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 September 2025.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• GRIN Species List