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Internal ID UUID643ffe0c8fe61011923439
Scientific name Malvaviscus arboreus
Authority Dill. ex Cav.
First published in Diss. 3, Tertia Diss. Bot. 131 (t. 48, f. 1). 1787 [Feb 1787]

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Malvaviscus arboreus is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, native to the American South, Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is now popular in cultivation and goes by many English names, including wax mallow, Turk's cap (mallow), Turk's turban, sleeping hibiscus, manzanilla, manzanita (de pollo), ladies teardrop and Scotchman's purse. It is a common understory shrub in coastal Texas and Louisiana and is an important food source for hummingbirds. It is also found in the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatán region of Mexico, and is the primary host plant for the Turk's-cap White-Skipper butterfly. It is commonly cultivated in butterfly and hummingbird gardens and can be propagated from seeds or cuttings. There are three varieties: Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus, Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, and Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Malvaviscus acapulcensis Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 286 (1822)
Malvaviscus brevipes Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur : 68 (1844)
Malvaviscus brevibracteatus Baker f. J. Bot. 37: 347 (1899)
Malvaviscus polakowskyi Baker f. J. Bot. 37: 346 (1899)
Malvaviscus pilosus DC. Prodr. 1: 445 (1824)
Malvaviscus ciliatus DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 445. 1824 [mid Jan 1824]
Malvaviscus pentacarpus [Moc.& Sesse,] Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 445. 1824 [mid Jan 1824]
Malvaviscus rivularis Brandegee Zoe 5: 211 (1905)
Malvaviscus pulvinatus A.Rich. Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. : 133 (1841)
Malvaviscus sepium Schltdl. Linnaea 11: 361 (1837)
Malvaviscus sagranus A.Rich. Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. : 131 (1841)
Malvaviscus oligotrichus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 190 (1858)
Malvaviscus grandiflorus Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 286 (1822)
Malvaviscus cordifolius Moench Suppl. Meth. : 208 (1802)
Malvaviscus conzattii Greenm. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 333 (1912)
Malvaviscus mollis DC. Prodr. 1: 445 (1824)
Malvaviscus jordan-mottii Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 73 (1900)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. brihondus Schery Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 213 (1942)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. parviflorus Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I. : 83 (1859)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. sloanei Baker f. J. Bot. 37: 345 (1899)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. sepium (Schltdl.) Schery Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 226 (1942)
Malvaviscus arboreus subsp. cubensis (Schltdl.) Hadač Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 5: 432 (1970)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus Schltdl. Linnaea 11: 359 (1837)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. cubensis Schltdl. Linnaea 11: 360 (1837)
Pavonia spiralis Cav. Icon. 5: 20 (1799)
Achania ciliata Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 100. 1826 [Jan-Mar 1826]
Achania coccinea Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 385. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]
Achania cordata Nees & Mart. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 99 (1823)
Achania malvaviscus Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 102 (1788)
Achania mollis Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 459 (1789)
Achania pilosa Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 102 (1788)
Hibiscus jerroldianus Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: t. 1 (1847)
Hibiscus malvaviscus L. Sp. Pl. : 694 (1753)
Hibiscus nutans Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 161 (1894)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. sagranus (A.Rich.) Baker f. J. Bot. 37: 345 1899
Malvaviscus balbisii DC. Prodr. 1: 445 (1824)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. lobatus A.Robyns Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52: 522 (1965)
Hibiscus pilosus Fawc. & Rendle Fl. Jamaica 5: 137 (1926)
Malvaviscus drummondii Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 230 (1838)
Hibiscus coccineus var. integrifolius Chapm. Bot. Gaz. 3: 3 (1878)
Hibiscus integrifolius Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 135 (1898)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. grisebachii Baker f. J. Bot. 37: 345 (1899)
Malvaviscus arboreus var. pilosus Hitchc. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 64 (1893)

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Language Common/alternative name
English turk's turban
English turkcap
English scotchman's purse
English ladies teardrop
English wax mallow
Arabic طربوش الديك
Assamese টিকনি জৱা
Bengali লঙ্কা জবা
German beerenmalve
German tutenmalve
Persian پنیرک درختی
Hebrew דבוקית מעוצה
Japanese ヒメフヨウ
Malayalam മൊട്ടുചെമ്പരത്തി
Dutch wasmalve
Chinese 小茯桑
Chinese 南美朱槿
Chinese 小悬铃花
Chinese 懸鈴花
Chinese 悬铃花

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Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Torr. & A.Gray) Schery Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 215 (1942)

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000449492
USDA Plants MAAR14
Tropicos 19601051
INPN 448502
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30041958-2
The Plant List kew-2503923
Open Tree Of Life 108599
Observations.org 206941
NCBI Taxonomy 93788
Nature Serve 2.151039
IUCN Red List 136790582
IPNI 562237-1
iNaturalist 120942
iNaturalist 448427
GBIF 3152775
Freebase /m/09gk7rc
EPPO MAIAR
EOL 584660
Elurikkus 366155
USDA GRIN 105659
Wikipedia Malvaviscus_arboreus

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CTAB Protocol for Obtaining High-Quality Total RNA from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Other Related Plants of the Family Malvaceae Kaushik N, Noorani MS, Shukla K, Mirza MA, Dhir S, Alotaibi AS, Siddiqui ZH ACS Omega 22-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11080010
doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c00877
PMID:38737072
Microbiome and plant cell transformation trigger insect gall induction in cassava Gätjens-Boniche O, Jiménez-Madrigal JP, Whetten RW, Valenzuela-Diaz S, Alemán-Gutiérrez A, Hanson PE, Pinto-Tomás AA Front Plant Sci 29-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10731979
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1237966
PMID:38126017
Exploring Plants with Flowers: From Therapeutic Nutritional Benefits to Innovative Sustainable Uses Coyago-Cruz E, Moya M, Méndez G, Villacís M, Rojas-Silva P, Corell M, Mapelli-Brahm P, Vicario IM, Meléndez-Martínez AJ Foods 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671036
doi:10.3390/foods12224066
PMID:38002124
Medicinal Plants Used for Eye Conditions in Mexico—A Review Salazar-Gómez A, Velo-Silvestre AA, Alonso-Castro AJ, Hernández-Zimbrón LF Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 09-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10610470
doi:10.3390/ph16101432
PMID:37895904
Kombucha: Challenges for Health and Mental Health Batista P, Rodrigues Penas M, Vila-Real C, Pintado M, Oliveira-Silva P Foods 08-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10530084
doi:10.3390/foods12183378
PMID:37761087
Antimicrobial and Anti-Infective Activity of Natural Products—Gaining Knowledge from Novel Studies Fernandes ES, da Silva Figueiredo IF, Monteiro CR, Monteiro-Neto V Antibiotics (Basel) 15-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10295247
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12061051
PMID:37370369
In silico Prediction of Malvaviscus arboreus Metabolites and Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles – Opportunities for Safer Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Cancer Precision Medicine Mohammed AE, Alghamdi SS, Shami A, Suliman RS, Aabed K, Alotaibi MO, Rahman I Int J Nanomedicine 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10149080
doi:10.2147/IJN.S400195
PMID:37131545
Cotton leafroll dwarf disease: An enigmatic viral disease in cotton Edula SR, Bag S, Milner H, Kumar M, Suassuna ND, Chee PW, Kemerait RC, Hand LC, Snider JL, Srinivasan R, Roberts PM Mol Plant Pathol 10-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10189767
doi:10.1111/mpp.13335
PMID:37038256
Pest categorisation of Paracoccus marginatus Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A EFSA J 31-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10064853
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7899
PMID:37009439
Valorization of Wild Edible Plants as Food Ingredients and Their Economic Value Clemente-Villalba J, Burló F, Hernández F, Carbonell-Barrachina ÁA Foods 27-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10001278
doi:10.3390/foods12051012
PMID:36900530
Phytochemical Profile of the Ethanol Extract of Malvaviscus arboreus Red Flower and Investigation of the Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities Gazwi HS, Shoeib NA, Mahmoud ME, Soltan OI, Hamed MM, Ragab AE Antibiotics (Basel) 18-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9686500
doi:10.3390/antibiotics11111652
PMID:36421296
A Mixture of Kaempferol-3-O-sambubioside and Kaempferol-3-O-sophoroside from Malvaviscus arboreus Prevents Ethanol-Induced Gastric Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Histologic Changes Campos-Vidal Y, Zamilpa A, Jiménez-Ferrer E, Jiménez-Aparicio AR, Camacho-Díaz BH, Trejo-Tapia G, Tapia-Maruri D, Monterrosas-Brisson N, Herrera-Ruiz M Plants (Basel) 01-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9654347
doi:10.3390/plants11212951
PMID:36365404
Ultrasonic Enhancement of Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction and Acid Hydrolysis of Flavonoids from Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. Flower for Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity Yuan T, Huang J, Gan L, Chen L, Zhong J, Liu Z, Wang L, Fan H Antioxidants (Basel) 16-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9598477
doi:10.3390/antiox11102039
PMID:36290762
Emergence of Asian endemic begomoviruses as a pandemic threat Qureshi MA, Lal A, Nawaz-ul-Rehman MS, Vo TT, Sanjaya GN, Ho PT, Nattanong B, Kil EJ, Jahan SM, Lee KY, Tsai CW, Dao HT, Hoat TX, Aye TT, Win NK, Lee J, Kim SM, Lee S Front Plant Sci 28-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9554542
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.970941
PMID:36247535
Pest categorisation of Pulvinaria psidii Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Papachristos D, MacLeod A EFSA J 12-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9372818
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7526
PMID:35978619

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters
Methyl nonadeca-5,9-dienoate 163036269 Click to see CCCCCCCCCC=CCCC=CCCCC(=O)OC 308.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
14-Methylhexadecanoic acid 22207 Click to see CCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 270.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
15-Methylhexadecanoic acid 164860 Click to see CC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 270.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
2-Methylhexadecanoic acid 117384 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(=O)O 270.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
2-Methyloctadecanoic acid 111278 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(=O)O 298.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Nonadecanoic acid 12591 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 298.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Palmitic Acid 985 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 256.42 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Pentadecanoic Acid 13849 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 242.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Very long-chain fatty acids
2-Hydroxydocosanoic acid 193484 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O 356.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
2-Hydroxyhexacos-2-enoic acid 71341376 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C(C(=O)O)O 410.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
2-Hydroxyhexacosanoic acid 85692 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
2-Hydroxypentacosanoic acid 11406885 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O 398.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Heptacosanoic acid 23524 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 410.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Hexacosanoic acid 10469 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 396.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Lignoceric Acid 11197 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 368.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Octacosanoic acid 10470 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Linolenic Acid 5280934 Click to see CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
methyl (5Z,9Z,16S)-16-methyloctadeca-5,9-dienoate 163042436 Click to see CCC(C)CCCCCC=CCCC=CCCCC(=O)OC 308.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
Methyl 16-methyloctadeca-5,9-dienoate 163042435 Click to see CCC(C)CCCCCC=CCCC=CCCCC(=O)OC 308.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Villanovane, atisane, trachylobane or helvifulvane diterpenoids / Atisane diterpenoids / Hetisine-type diterpenoid alkaloids
[(1S,5R,8R,9S,10R,11S,13R,14S,16S,17R,18S,19S)-10,13-dihydroxy-5-methyl-12-methylidene-3-oxo-7-azaheptacyclo[9.6.2.01,8.05,17.07,16.09,14.014,18]nonadecan-19-yl] benzoate 101933335 Click to see CC12CC(=O)CC34C1C5CC67C3C(C(C(C6C4N5C2)O)C(=C)C7O)OC(=O)C8=CC=CC=C8 447.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.1988.73509
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
methyl (4aR,5S,6R,8aR)-5,6,8a-trimethyl-5-[2-(5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl)ethyl]-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalene-1-carboxylate 14037454 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C1(C)CCC3=CCOC3=O)CCC=C2C(=O)OC)C 346.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00111-3
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
Malvidin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside 44256977 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 493.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.1988.73509
Pelargonidin 3-galactoside ion 5320457 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 433.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.1988.73509
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
delphinidin 3-O-beta-D-glucoside betaine 165559 Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C=C3C(=CC(=O)C=C3O2)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.1988.73509

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