Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malvales (80)
Family: Malvaceae (60)(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)