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Internal ID UUID643ffe1092248165562410
Scientific name Malachra capitata
Authority L.
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 12 , 2: 458 (1767)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Napaea latifolia Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2 : 387 (1845)
Urena capitata (L.) M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 219 (1890)
Urena moenchii M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 219 (1890)
Malachra mexicana Schrad. Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1830: 3 (1830)
Malachra palmata Moench Methodus : 615 (1794)
Malachra heptaphylla Fisch. in Hornem. Hort. Hafn. Suppl. 78.
Malachra velutina Triana & Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 17: 182 (1862)
Sida capitata L. Sp. Pl. : 685 (1753)
Malachra heptaphylla Fisch. Hort. Bot. Hafn. , Suppl.: 78 (1819)
Malachra capitata var. flavida Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
Malachra capitata var. lasiocarpa Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
Malachra capitata var. microcalyx Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
Malachra capitata var. mollis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
Malachra capitata var. triloba Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71 (1891)
Malachra capitata var. normalis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 71. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Urena capitata var. rotundifolia M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 219. 1890
Hibiscus capitatus (L.) Mabb.

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Language Common/alternative name
English malva de caballo
English brazil jute
Bengali বন ভেন্ডি
Chinese 旋葵
Chinese 马葵

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  • Africa
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Senegal
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
      • Louisiana
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Marquesas
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Galápagos

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000449780
Florida Plant Atlas 115
USDA Plants MACA5
Tropicos 19601022
INPN 447306
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561424-1
The Plant List kew-2504489
Open Tree Of Life 3942629
NCBI Taxonomy 2059503
Nature Serve 2.148986
IPNI 561424-1
iNaturalist 165085
GBIF 3152763
EPPO MAACA
EOL 584724
USDA GRIN 463608

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Efficacy of Lamium album as a natural fungicide: impact on seed germination, ergosterol, and mycotoxins in Fusarium culmorum-infected wheat seedlings Uwineza PA, Urbaniak M, Stępień Ł, Gramza-Michałowska A, Waśkiewicz A Front Microbiol 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10920328
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1363204
PMID:38463484
An Overview of Genus Malachra L.—Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activity Cervantes-Ceballos L, Sánchez-Hoyos J, Sanchez-Hoyos F, Torres-Niño E, Mercado-Camargo J, Echeverry-Gómez A, Jotty Arroyo K, del Olmo-Fernández E, Gómez-Estrada H Plants (Basel) 22-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9657199
doi:10.3390/plants11212808
PMID:36365260
Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites from the Mangrove Plants of Asia and the Pacific Sulaiman M, Nissapatorn V, Rahmatullah M, Paul AK, Rajagopal M, Rusdi NA, Seelan JS, Suleiman M, Zakaria ZA, Wiart C Mar Drugs 15-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9605323
doi:10.3390/md20100643
PMID:36286466
Seeds as Potential Sources of Phenolic Compounds and Minerals for the Indian Population Sahu PK, Cervera-Mata A, Chakradhari S, Singh Patel K, Towett EK, Quesada-Granados JJ, Martín-Ramos P, Rufián-Henares JA Molecules 17-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9144825
doi:10.3390/molecules27103184
PMID:35630662
Green synthesized plant-based silver nanoparticles: therapeutic prospective for anticancer and antiviral activity Jain N, Jain P, Rajput D, Patil UK 03-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8091155
doi:10.1186/s40486-021-00131-6
Bioconjugate synthesis, phytochemical analysis, and optical activity of NiFe2O4 nanoparticles for the removal of ciprofloxacin and Congo red from water Taj MB, Alkahtani MD, Raheel A, Shabbir S, Fatima R, Aroob S, yahya R, Alelwani W, Alahmadi N, Abualnaja M, Noor S, Ahmad RH, Alshater H Sci Rep 08-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7970886
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-84983-3
PMID:33686116

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