Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Tribe Malveae Higher classification Malvoideae | Order Malvales Subfamily Malvoideae Scientific name Palaua Rank Genus | |
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Similar Acaulimalva, Cristaria, Fuertesimalva, Mallows, Robinsonella | ||
Palaua is a genus of malvaceous plants native to the Andes. It shares with Malope and Kitaibelia the property of possessing capitate schizocarps, and was formerly classified with them in a subfamily Malopoideae or tribe Malopeae. It is now considered to be more closely related to Sphaeralcea, and to other Andean mallows.
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