Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (7)

Photo: Bart Wursten
Pink Papaya, Chimoio

Synonyms:
Common names:	Wax mallow (English)
Description:	Shrub, to 4 m. Leaves variable, from narrowly ovate to almost circular; entire, toothed or palmately lobed. Flowers solitary or in groups of 2-3 in the leaf axils, semi-pendulous; red, the petals remaining forward-pointing and not opening outwards.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	arboreus: tree-like
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Mexico to Peru and Brazil.
Growth form(s):
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Malvaviscus arboreus

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Malvaviscus arboreus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Malvaviscus arboreus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Malvaviscus arboreus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Malvaviscus arboreus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Malvaviscus arboreus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Malvaviscus arboreus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Malvaviscus arboreus
iNaturalist: Malvaviscus arboreus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Malvaviscus arboreus
JSTOR Plant Science: Malvaviscus arboreus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Malvaviscus arboreus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Malvaviscus arboreus
Plants of the World Online: Malvaviscus arboreus
Tropicos: Malvaviscus arboreus
Wikipedia: Malvaviscus arboreus