Pavonia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.[1] The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844),[2] as chosen by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.[3] Several species are known as swampmallows.[4]
| Pavonia | |
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| Pavonia hastata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Hibisceae |
| Genus: | Pavonia Cav.[1] |
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| Diversity | |
| c. 300 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
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editPavonia × gledhillii Cheek, 1989 (Pavonia makoyana × Pavonia multiflora)
Gallery
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Pavonia intermedia -
Pavonia odorata -
Pavonia spinifex -
Pavonia strictiflora -
Pavonia cancellata
References
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- ^ a b c "genus Pavonia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1981. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
- ^ CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names ... by Umberto Quattrocchi
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pavonia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Fryxell, P.A. (2009). A new species of Pavonia (Malvaceae) from the Atlantic coastal forests of eastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 2: 13–18.
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