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99
Family:
Malvaceae
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Abelmoschus ficulneus
(L.) Wight & Arn.
LC
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.
LC
Malvaceae
2
1
Observation
Bombax ceiba
L.
LC
Northern-cottonwood
Malvaceae
451
281
Observations
Byttneria catalpifolia
Jacq.
Malvaceae
11
3
Observations
Ceiba pentandra
(L.) Gaertn.
LC
White silk cottontree
Malvaceae
1,073
688
Observations
Christiana africana
DC.
LC
Malvaceae
94
5
Observations
Cienfuegosia digitata
Cav.
Malvaceae
6
2
Observations
Cola cordifolia
(Cav.) R. Br.
LC
Mandingo cola
Malvaceae
1
1
Observation
Cola digitata
Mast.
LC
Malvaceae
3
2
Observations
Cola nitida
(Vent.) Schott & Endl.
LC
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.
CR
Malvaceae
258
82
Observations
Dombeya burgessiae
Gerrard ex Harv.
LC
Pink dombeya
Malvaceae
256
119
Observations
Dombeya kefaensis
Friis & Bidgood
VU
Malvaceae
1
1
Observation
Dombeya ledermannii
Engl.
CR
Malvaceae
2
1
Observation
Duboscia macrocarpa
Bocq.
LC
Malvaceae
18
3
Observations
Gossypium arboreum
L.
Tree cotton
Malvaceae
111
52
Observations
Gossypium barbadense
L.
LC
American Pima cotton
Malvaceae
98
57
Observations
Gossypium hirsutum
L.
VU
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.
LC
Velvet raisin
Malvaceae
39
6
Observations
Grewia flavescens
Juss.
LC
Sandpaper raisin
Malvaceae
105
38
Observations
Grewia glandulosa
Vahl
LC
Lavender Star Flower
Malvaceae
6
3
Observations
Grewia hexamita
Burret
LC
Large-flowered grewia
Malvaceae
44
6
Observations
Grewia holstii
Burret
LC
Malvaceae
23
8
Observations
Grewia monticola
Sond.
LC
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.
LC
Malvaceae
17
2
Observations
Grewia trichocarpa
Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Malvaceae
154
79
Observations
Grewia villosa
Willd.
LC
Mallow-leaved cross-berry
Malvaceae
97
39
Observations
Guazuma ulmifolia
Lam.
LC
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.
LC
Lemonyellow rosemallow
Malvaceae
128
66
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