Family Code: MALVAC Genus Code: MALVA3 Genus CN: wax mallow Genus Authority: Fabr. Genus Summary: A genus of 3-4 species, herbs, of tropical and subtropical areas. Perhaps better included in a broadly circumscribed Hibiscus (Pfeil & Crisp 2005). Genus References: Mendenhall in FNA (2015); Turner & Mendenhall (1993)=Z; Bayer & Kubitzki in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1