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Genus: Pavonia
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Eurosid II > Order: Malvales > Family: Malvaceae
About 150 species, widespread in tropics and
subtropics, especially the Americas. Fifteen species are native to
southern Africa and a further species is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
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Pavonia burchellii
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Pavonia clathrata
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Pavonia columella
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Pavonia dentata
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Pavonia dregei
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Pavonia elegans
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Pavonia gossweileri
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Pavonia leptocalyx
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Pavonia praemorsa
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Pavonia
procumbens
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Pavonia rehmannii
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Pavonia rogersii
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Pavonia senegalensis
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Pavonia transvaalensis
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Pavonia urens
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002).
Pavonia hastata
Native to tropical South America. |
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