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Genus: Lavatera
Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Malvales > Family: Malvaceae
About 23 species worldwide. Four species have
been introduced to southern Africa and become naturalised and a
further four species are cultivated in the region.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Lavatera arborea
(Tree mallow)
Native to Europe.
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Lavatera assurgentiflora
Native to California.
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Lavatera cretica
Native to Europe.
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Lavatera trimestris
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Lavatera acerifolia
Native to the Canary Islands. |
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Lavatera alba
Native to the Mediterranean? |
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Lavatera insularis
Native to California. |
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Lavatera phoenicea
Native to Madeira. |
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