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Swampmallows
Pavonia
Pavonia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844), as chosen by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles. Several species are known as swampmallows.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rose pavonia
speciesPavonia lasiopetala
Typhalea
subgenusTyphalea
Spearleaf Swampmallow
speciesPavonia hastata
Dainty Pavonia
speciesPavonia burchellii
Pink Swampmallow
speciesPavonia columella
Pavonia cancellata
speciesPavonia cancellata
Yellow Swampmallow
speciesPavonia praemorsa
Goetheoides
subgenusGoetheoides
Pavonia aurigloba
speciesPavonia aurigloba
Ceylon Swamp Mallow
speciesPavonia zeylonica
Subgenus Pavonia
subgenusPavonia
Pavonia malacophylla
speciesPavonia malacophylla
Fragrant Swamp Mallow
speciesPavonia odorata
Pavonia cymbalaria
speciesPavonia cymbalaria
Pavonia glechomoides
speciesPavonia glechomoides
Pavonia candida
speciesPavonia candida
Highveld Swampmallow
speciesPavonia transvaalensis
African Swampmallow
speciesPavonia senegalensis
Pavonia sidifolia
speciesPavonia sidifolia
Pavonia betonicifolia
speciesPavonia betonicifolia
Pavonia missionum
speciesPavonia missionum
Stinging Pavonia
speciesPavonia urens
swampbush
speciesPavonia paludicola
Pavonia revoluta
speciesPavonia revoluta
Pavonia hieronymi
speciesPavonia hieronymi
Pavonia oxyphylla
speciesPavonia oxyphylla
Pavonia xanthogloea
speciesPavonia xanthogloea
Cage Swampmallow
speciesPavonia rehmannii
Pavonia grandiflora
speciesPavonia grandiflora
Pavonia guerkeana
speciesPavonia guerkeana
Pavonia argentina
speciesPavonia argentina
Pavonia dasypetala
speciesPavonia dasypetala
Pavonia leptocalyx
speciesPavonia leptocalyx
Pavonia procumbens
speciesPavonia procumbens
Bahama swampbush
speciesPavonia bahamensis
Coastal Swampmallow
speciesPavonia dregei
Pavonia secreta
speciesPavonia secreta
Pavonia paniculata
speciesPavonia paniculata
Pavonia communis
speciesPavonia communis
Pavonia arabica
speciesPavonia arabica
Pavonia viscosa
speciesPavonia viscosa
Pavonia mutisii
speciesPavonia mutisii
Pavonia glazioviana
speciesPavonia glazioviana
Pavonia distinguenda
speciesPavonia distinguenda
Pavonia dentata
speciesPavonia dentata
Pavonia patuliloba
speciesPavonia patuliloba
Pavonia capivarensis
speciesPavonia capivarensis
Pavonia schimperiana
speciesPavonia schimperiana
Pavonia vitifolia
speciesPavonia vitifolia
Pavonia psilophylla
speciesPavonia psilophylla
Pavonia harleyi
speciesPavonia harleyi
Pavonia mollis
speciesPavonia mollis
Pavonia leiocarpa
speciesPavonia leiocarpa
Lattice Swampmallow
speciesPavonia clathrata
Pavonia grazielae
speciesPavonia grazielae
Pavonia alnifolia
speciesPavonia alnifolia
Pavonia elegans
speciesPavonia elegans
Pavonia pleuranthera
speciesPavonia pleuranthera
Pavonia horrida
speciesPavonia horrida
Pavonia humifusa
speciesPavonia humifusa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52356.