Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow. Other names include hardy hibiscus, rose of sharon, and tropical hibiscus.
Canada Glacier is a small glacier flowing south-east into the northern side of Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is in the Ross Dependency. Its melting season is in the summer. Canada's landmass and climate supports approximately 20% of the Earth's glacier ice volume excluding the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Outside of the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, Canada has more glacier coverage in the form of mountain glaciers, icefields and ice caps than any other nation.
Bastardiopsis is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, containing the following species:
Paul Arnold Fryxell (2 February 1927, Moline, Illinois – July 11, 2011 Claremont, California was an American botanist.
Pavonia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844), as chosen by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles. Several species are known as swampmallows.
Phymosia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.
Wercklea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.
Alyogyne huegelii is a flowering plant found in the Southwest botanical province of Western Australia, extending along its entire coastline. A large flowered shrub, the species favours the sands of coastal shrublands and heath.
Alyogyne hakeifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is endemic to the southern regions of Australia. The plant is similar to a Hibiscus and was assumed to be part of that genus for many years. It is known to have been cultivated in England since the mid nineteenth century.
Herissantia is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family sometimes referred to as bladder mallows. These are five species of annual and perennial herbs with trailing stems and bladderlike fruits. They are native to the tropical and warm temperate Americas. The most widely distributed species is Herissantia crispa, which can be found on other continents as an introduced species.
Hibisceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae.
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, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. Most species in this genus were originally placed in Urocarpidium.
Krapovickasia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, disjunctly distributed in Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Perennial herbs, they have yellowish to peach or faded rose colored flowers.
Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems.
Tetrasida is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Bakeridesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Billieturnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Briquetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
