Althaea officinalis

Althaea officinalis

Althaea officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Althaea
Species: Althaea officinalis

Name

Althaea officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 686 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malva althaea E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 6: 243 (1902)
  • Malva officinalis (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L.Spenner, Fl. Friburg. 3: 885 (1829)
• Heterotypic
  • Althaea balearica J.J.Rodr. in Fl. Menorca: 24 (1904)
  • Althaea kragujevacensis Pančić in Fl. Serbiae: 200 (1874)
  • Althaea multiflora Rchb. ex Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867(Suppl.): 36 (1868)
  • Althaea officinalis subsp. indica Baker f. in J. Bot. 28: 141 (1890)
  • Althaea officinalis var. obtusifolia Vayr. in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 30: 510 (1901)
  • Althaea officinalis var. obtusiuscula H.C.Hall ex Lej. in A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 11 (1836)
  • Althaea officinalis var. pallida Regel & Herder in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39(I): 548 (1866)
  • Althaea officinalis var. rotundifolia Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 639 (1821 publ. 1822)
  • Althaea officinalis var. thirkeana Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 113 (1866)
  • Althaea officinalis var. vulgaris Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 113 (1866)
  • Althaea pulchra Klotzsch in Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar: 112 (1862)
  • Althaea sublobata Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 530 (1812)
  • Malva maritima Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 381 (1796), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria Introduced into: Arkansas, Baltic States, Connecticut, Delaware, Ireland, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Switzerland, Virginia, West Himalaya, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 686. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Althaea officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Althaea officinalis. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Althaea officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Althaea officinalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 16. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Althaea officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: ختمية طبية
azərbaycanca: Dərman bəlğəmotu
башҡортса: Алтей үләне
български: Лечебна ружа
bosanski: Bijeli sljez
català: Malví
čeština: Proskurník lékařský
чӑвашла: Сиплĕ шăпăр курăкĕ
Cymraeg: Hocysen y morfa
Deutsch: Echter Eibisch, Arznei-Eibisch
English: marsh-mallow, common marshmallow
Esperanto: Oficina alteo
español: malvavisco, bismalva, hierba cañamera
eesti: Harilik altee
euskara: Malba zuri
فارسی: پنیرک پف‌نبات
suomi: Rohtosalkoruusu
français: Guimauve officinale
hrvatski: Bijeli sljez
hornjoserbsce: Lěkarska popla
magyar: Orvosi zilíz
日本語: ウスベニタチアオイ
ქართული: სამკურნალო ტუხტი
қазақша: Дәрілік жалбызтікен
lietuvių: Vaistinė svilarožė
македонски: Бел слез
Nederlands: Heemst
ирон: Галсыф
polski: Prawoślaz lekarski
română: Nalbă mare
русский: Алтей лекарственный
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Bijeli sljez
slovenčina: biš lekársky
slovenščina: Navadni slez
српски / srpski: Бели слез
svenska: Läkemalva
українська: Алтея лікарська
中文: 药蜀葵

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