Taxon: Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

Summary

Genus:

Malvaviscus

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Malvoideae

Tribe:

Hibisceae

Nomen number:

105659

Place of publication:

Diss. 3:131, t. 48, fig. 1. 1787

Verified:

05/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. var. arboreus (0 active accession[s])
Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. var. drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Achania mollis Aiton

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network database (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Turk's-cap	http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=maar14	1	University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network database (on-line resource).
Spanish	flor de santos		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish	manzanillo		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish	monacillo		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish	obelisco de la sierra		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish	tripa de buey		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanish	tulipancillo		2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Swedish	bärmalva		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		n.	Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.
2	Cultivated					widely cult.	Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán, Ciudad de México]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Virgin Islands, U.S.]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (n.)

Cultivated (widely cult.)

Reference(s)

McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Turner, B. L. & M. G. Mendenhall. 1993. A revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:442-449.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105659. Accessed 17 April 2026.