Malvaceae
Cape African-queen
Anisodontea capensis
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Anisodontea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 南非葵, 小木槿
- English
- Cape African-queen
Synonyms
- Malva balsamica Jacq.
- Malva capensis L.
- Malva debilis Salisb.
- Malva dilleniana Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Malva divaricata Andrews
- Malva microphylla E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Malva odorata [Westc.]
- Malva oxyacanthoides Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Harv. & Sond.
- Malva virgata Cav.
- Malva virgata Murray
- Malva viscosa Salisb.
- Malvastrum capense Garcke
- Malvastrum capense var. balsamicum (Jacq.) Harv.
- Malvastrum capense var. glabrescens Harv.
- Malvastrum divaricatum (Andrews) A.Gray & Harv.
- Malvastrum virgatum A.Gray & Harv.
- Malveopsis capensis Kuntze
- Malveopsis divaricata Kuntze
- Malveopsis virgata Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yoko Nekonomania, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yoko Nekonomania, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sykes, Bill, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sykes, Bill, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qumarchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qumarchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.