Malvaceae
Wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Malvaviscus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- طربوش الديك
- Assamese
- টিকনি জৱা
- Bangla
- লঙ্কা জবা
- Chinese
- 南美朱槿, 小悬铃花, 悬铃花, 懸鈴花, 小茯桑
- Dutch
- Wasmalve
- English
- Wax mallow, Ladies teardrop, Scotchman's purse, Turk's turban, Turkcap
- German
- Beerenmalve, Tutenmalve
- Hebrew
- דבוקית מעוצה
- Japanese
- ヒメフヨウ
- Malayalam
- മൊട്ടുചെമ്പരത്തി
- Persian
- پنیرک درختی
Synonyms
- Achania coccinea Salisb.
- Achania malvaviscus (L.) Sw.
- Hibiscus malvaviscus L.
- Malvaviscus coccineus Medik.
- Malvaviscus malvaviscus (L.) Voss
- Malvaviscus pentacarpus Moc & Sesse ex DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 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.