Malvaceae

Malva de caballo

Malachra capitata (L.) L.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Malachra

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Common names

By language (3)

Bangla: বন ভেন্ডি
Chinese: 旋葵, 马葵
English: Malva de caballo, Brazil jute

Synonyms

Hibiscus capitatus (L.) Mabb.
Malachra capitata var. flavida Kuntze
Malachra capitata var. lasiocarpa Kuntze
Malachra capitata var. microcalyx Kuntze
Malachra capitata var. mollis Kuntze
Malachra capitata var. normalis Kuntze
Malachra capitata var. triloba Kuntze
Malachra heptaphylla Fisch.
Malachra heptaphylla Fisch.
Malachra mexicana Schrad.
Malachra palmata Moench
Malachra velutina Triana & Planch.
Napaea latifolia Blanco
Sida capitata L.
Urena capitata (L.) M.Gómez
Urena capitata var. capitata
Urena capitata var. rotundifolia M.Gómez
Urena moenchii M.Gómez

Flowers

In flower: July to December (from 132 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.