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Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn.

 

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Abutilon auritum (Wall. ex Link) Sweet

Asian Indian mallow

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet

Flowering Maple

Malvaceae 301 196 Observations

Abutilon guineense (Schumach.) Baker f. & Exell

Hairy Indian mallow

Malvaceae 3 3 Observations

Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet

Indian abutilon

Malvaceae 182 124 Observations

Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet

 

Malvaceae 4 1 Observation

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 2,827 2,227 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Malvaceae 557 363 Observations

Ancistrocarpus densispinosus Oliv.

 

Malvaceae 2 1 Observation

Bombax ceiba L.

Northern-cottonwood

Malvaceae 451 281 Observations

Byttneria catalpifolia Jacq.

 

Malvaceae 11 3 Observations

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

White silk cottontree

Malvaceae 1,073 688 Observations

Christiana africana DC.

 

Malvaceae 94 5 Observations

Cienfuegosia digitata Cav.

 

Malvaceae 6 2 Observations

Cola cordifolia (Cav.) R. Br.

Mandingo cola

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Cola digitata Mast.

 

Malvaceae 3 2 Observations

Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.

Bitter cola

Malvaceae 36 17 Observations

Corchorus aestuans L.

Jute

Malvaceae 112 87 Observations

Corchorus depressus (L.) Stocks

 

Malvaceae 4 1 Observation

Corchorus tridens L.

Horn-fruited jute

Malvaceae 21 20 Observations

Corchorus trilocularis L.

Threelocule corchorus

Malvaceae 142 61 Observations

Dombeya acutangula Cav.

 

Malvaceae 258 82 Observations

Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.

Pink dombeya

Malvaceae 256 119 Observations

Dombeya kefaensis Friis & Bidgood

 

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Dombeya ledermannii Engl.

 

Malvaceae 2 1 Observation

Duboscia macrocarpa Bocq.

 

Malvaceae 18 3 Observations

Gossypium arboreum L.

Tree cotton

Malvaceae 111 52 Observations

Gossypium barbadense L.

American Pima cotton

Malvaceae 98 57 Observations

Gossypium hirsutum L.

American cotton

Malvaceae 454 330 Observations

Grewia bicolor Juss.

White raisin

Malvaceae 160 65 Observations

Grewia caffra Meisn.

Climbing raisin

Malvaceae 20 4 Observations

Grewia flava DC.

Velvet raisin

Malvaceae 39 6 Observations

Grewia flavescens Juss.

Sandpaper raisin

Malvaceae 105 38 Observations

Grewia glandulosa Vahl

Lavender Star Flower

Malvaceae 6 3 Observations

Grewia hexamita Burret

Large-flowered grewia

Malvaceae 44 6 Observations

Grewia holstii Burret

 

Malvaceae 23 8 Observations

Grewia monticola Sond.

Asegaai wood

Malvaceae 54 9 Observations

Grewia oligoneura Sprague

 

Malvaceae 7 1 Observation

Grewia pachycalyx K. Schum.

Large-flowered white cross-berry

Malvaceae 50 2 Observations

Grewia picta Baill.

 

Malvaceae 17 2 Observations

Grewia trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.

 

Malvaceae 154 79 Observations

Grewia villosa Willd.

Mallow-leaved cross-berry

Malvaceae 97 39 Observations

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.

Bastard-cedar

Malvaceae 287 184 Observations

Helicteres isora L.

East Indian screwtree

Malvaceae 34 21 Observations

Hermannia exappendiculata (Mast.) K. Schum.

 

Malvaceae 73 32 Observations

Hermannia kirkii Mast.

 

Malvaceae 38 13 Observations

Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern

False roselle

Malvaceae 535 446 Observations

Hibiscus angolensis Exell

 

Malvaceae 1 1 Observation

Hibiscus aponeurus Sprague & Hutch.

 

Malvaceae 138 87 Observations

Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.

Lemonyellow rosemallow

Malvaceae 128 66 Observations

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