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Malvaceae

Pavonia urens Cav.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pavonia

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Pavonia urens: Known as Pink Pavonia, but also as Stinging Pavonia, this is a wide-ranging weed from tropical Africa. Photo from near Songea, Tanzania.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Malache urens (Cav.) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.