Flower; Petrolândia, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2013 © Jan Mertens
Flower buds; Petrolândia, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2013 © Jan Mertens
Branch with flowers; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 1/2014 © Christina Niegl
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Petrolândia, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2013 © Jan Mertens
Habit; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 1/2014 © Christina Niegl
Habit; Petrolândia, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2013 © Jan Mertens
Identifier: 2148 Date of entry: 21.10.2013 Last update: 11.01.2020
Portuguese: Malva-branca-cabeluda, Malva-de-vassoura
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Sida (6)
Epithet: galheirensis Ulbr. (1)
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb, shrub
Flower colour: orange, yellow
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