Malvastrum corchorifolium (Desr.) Britton

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Malvastrum corchorifolium (Desr.) Britton ex Small

  • Description

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    Species Description - Similar to the preceding species, about as pubescent and the leaves much alike in both, the hairs of the upper surfaces mostly forked. Flowers mostly in terminal heads 1-2 cm. long, or some of them solitary in the axils; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, acuminate; petals orange or yellow, longer than the calyx; carpels about 10 or fewer, hispidulous, beakless, or sometimes with a blunt protuberance.

  • Distribution

    Waste and cultivated lands. Abaco, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Fortune Island, Acklin's, Grand Turk, Inagua and Anguilla Isles : Florida ; Cuba ; Virgin Gorda ; Jamaica. Rugel's False Mallow.

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