Malva aegyptia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Malva

Characteristics

Annual herb, up to 1 m high. Stems erect to decumbent. Leaves with blade suborbicular, deeply lobed into segments. Flowers: in terminal clusters; petals glabrous, ± equalling sepals, lilac. Fruit with mericarps glabrous.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Semidesert regions, meadows, desert steppes, pastures, etc.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Malva aegyptia unspecified picture

Distribution

Malva aegyptia world distribution map, present in Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Turkmenistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561514-1
WFO ID wfo-0000449287
COL ID 3XQZP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 159727
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Malva aegyptia Malva effimbriata Malva lejocarpa Malva latisecta Malva mediterranea Malva diphylla Axolopha aegyptia Dinacrusa aegyptia Malva iljinii Malva leiocarpa Malva elegantifolia Malva pichleri Malva armeniaca Malva libyca Malva aegyptia var. armeniaca