Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:689. 1753
Verified:
03/28/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: treats as Malva verticillata 'Crispa'; cites basionym
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Malva crispa (L.) L.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Malva verticillata L.; cites basionym
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Malva crispa
Common names
English
Castillian mallow – curled cheeseweed – curled mallow – curly mallow – French
mauve crépue – mauve verticillée – German
Quiri-Malve – Quirlmalve – Portuguese
malva-crespa-verdadeira – Spanish
malva crespa – Swedish
kransmalva – Transcribed Korean
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Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Gansu Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guizhou Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Hunan Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangxi Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan Sheng | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. in temperate regions |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China [Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Cultivated
(also cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Malva crispa (L.) L. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Malva crispa |
Human food | vegetable | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Malva verticillata L.; cites basionym |
Human food | vegetable | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Malva crispa (L.) L. |
Human food | vegetable | | Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
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(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318558.
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