Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Sparrmannia (1)
Epithet: africana L.fil. (7)
Synonyms: Sparmannia acerifolia Steud., Sparrmannia acerifolia Steud.
acerifolia => maple-leaved
africana => of African origin