Malva ludwigii (syn. Althaea ludwigii) is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to northern Africa, the Middle East, central Asia, and India, and disjunctly to Namibia and South Africa.[1] A desert-adapted annual, it is also somewhat weedy, being found in cultivated land and on roadsides.[2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Malva |
Species: | M. ludwigii
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Binomial name | |
Malva ludwigii (L.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso]]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Malva ludwigii (L.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Ahmed, Dalia A.; Fawzy, Manal; Saeed, Nouran M.; Awad, Mohamed A. (2015). "Effect of the recent land use on the plant diversity and community structure of Omayed Biosphere Reserve, Egypt". Global Ecology and Conservation. 4: 26–37. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2015.05.005.