Malva assurgentiflora, formerly classified as Lavatera assurgentiflora,[3] the island mallow,[2][4] mission mallow,[2] royal mallow,[2] malva rosa island mallow,[4] island tree mallow or malva rosa ('pink mallow') in Spanish,[2][4] is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family.
Malva assurgentiflora is a sprawling perennial herb or bushy shrub generally exceeding a meter tall and approaching four meters in maximum height. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and wide and are divided into 5 to 7 toothed lobes.
The showy flowers have five dark-veined deep pink petals which are somewhat rectangular in shape and 2.5 to 4.5 centimeters long. The disc-shaped fruit is divided into 6 or 8 segments each containing a seed.
It is endemic to southern California, where it is native only to the Channel Islands. It can also be found growing as an escapee from cultivation in localised spots in coastal mainland California and Baja California, as well as sparingly in locations in Guatemala, cooler regions in mountainous or Mediterranean areas in western South America, New Zealand and Australia.[2][4]
Malva assurgentiflora has been grown in California for a very long time as an ornamental plant and as a windbreak.[4][5]
Malva assurgentiflora, formerly classified as Lavatera assurgentiflora, the island mallow, mission mallow, royal mallow, malva rosa island mallow, island tree mallow or malva rosa ('pink mallow') in Spanish, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family.
Lavatera assurgentiflora, con los nombres comúes en inglés de island mallow, mission mallow, royal mallow,[1] island tree mallow y malva rosa es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia Malvaceae.
Lavatera assurgentiflora es una hierba perenne de crecimiento rápido o un arbusto de altura generalmente superior a un metro y acercándose a cuatro. No es ramificada y las hojas miden hasta 15 cm de largo y de ancho y están divididas en 5-7 lóbulos dentados. Las vistosas flores, de color rosa, tienen 5 pétalos que son de forma algo rectangular y de 4,5 cm de largo, con vetas más oscuras. El calículo está formado de 3 elementos soldados en su base y el cáliz, campanulado, es quinquefido con puntas patentes-extrorsas en la madurez del fruto, fruto que es un esquizocarpo disciforme de 6-8 mericarpos, con semilla de forma arriñonada de color pardo, con el dorso liso y laterales ornamentados o no de costillas radiales en abanico.
Es endémica de California, donde se encuentra solo en el Archipiélago del Norte (Channel Islands), aunque esté cultivada en otras partes, por ejemplo en la costa de California donde se utiliza como planta ornamental y como protección contra el viento.[4] También en Chile, Bolivia y hasta Australia.
Lavatera assurgentiflora, con los nombres comúes en inglés de island mallow, mission mallow, royal mallow, island tree mallow y malva rosa es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia Malvaceae.
La especie ha sido recientemente reasignada al género Malva como Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray, Novon, 8:290, 1998.Malva assurgentiflora là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cẩm quỳ. Loài này được (Kellogg) M.F. Ray mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1998.[1]
Malva assurgentiflora là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cẩm quỳ. Loài này được (Kellogg) M.F. Ray mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1998.
