Common name
Portuguese: Malva-de-crista
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Anoda (1)
Epithet: cristata (L.) Schltdl. (3)
Synonym: Anoda hastata Cav.
cristata => comb-like, crested
hastata => spear or halberd-like (hasta, spear)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
