This is a list of genera in the plant family Malvaceae. Malvaceae includes Alcea (hollyhock), Malva (mallow) and Gossypium (cotton), as well as Tilia (lime or linden tree). As of June 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts 250 genera.Malvaceae Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

A

Abelmoschus Abroma Jacq. Abutilon Acaulimalva Acropogon Adansonia L. - baobabs Aguiaria Ducke Akrosida Alcea – hollyhocks Allobriquetia Allosidastrum Allowissadula Althaea Alyogyne Ancistrocarpus Andeimalva Andringitra Androcalva Anisodontea Anoda Anotea Apeiba Argyrodendron Asterotrichion Astrohibiscus Ayenia L. Azanza

B

Bakeridesia Bastardiastrum Batesimalva Bernoullia Oliv. Berrya Billieturnera Blanchardia Bombax L. Bombycidendron Bordasia Boschia Brachychiton Briquetia Brownlowia Burretiodendron

C

Callianthe Callirhoe Calyculogygas Calyptraemalva Camptostemon Mast. Carpodiptera Catostemma Benth. Cavanillesia Ruiz & Pav. Ceiba Mill. Cenocentrum Cephalohibiscus Cheirolaena Benth Chiranthodendron Larreat. Christiana Cienfuegosia Clappertonia Coelostegia Benth. Cola Colona Commersonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Corchoropsis Siebold & Zucc. Corchorus Corynabutilon Craigia Cravenia Cristaria Cullenia

D

Decaschistia Dendrosida Desplatsia Dicarpidium F.Muell. Dicellostyles Diplodiscus Dirhamphis Dombeya Duboscia Durio

E

Eleutherostylis – synonym of Grewia Entelea Eremalche Erinocarpus Eriolaena Eriotheca Schott & Endl. Erioxylum – synonym of Gossypium

F

Firmiana Franciscodendron Fremontodendron Coult. Friedmannodendron Fryxellia Fuertesimalva

G

Gaya Gilesia F.Muell. Glossostemon Desf. Glyphaea Goethalsia Gossypioides Gossypium Grewia Guazuma Mill. Guichenotia J.Gay Gynatrix Gyranthera Pittier

H

Hafotra Hampea Hannafordia F.Muell. Harmsia K.Schum. Helicteres Helicteropsis Heliocarpus Herissantia Heritiera Hermannia L. Herrania Goudot – synonym of Theobroma Hibiscadelphus Hibiscus Hildegardia Schott & Endl. Hochreutinera Hoheria Horsfordia Howittia Huberodendron Ducke Humbertiella Hydrogaster

I

Iliamna Indagator

J

Jarandersonia Julostylis Jumelleanthus

K

Kearnemalvastrum Kitaibelia Kleinhovia L. Kokia Kosteletzkya Kostermansia Krapovickasia Kydia

L

Lagunaria (DC.) Rchb. Lasiopetalum Sm. Lawrencia Lebronnecia Lecanophora Leptonychia Turcz. Luehea Lueheopsis Lysiosepalum F.Muell.

M

Malachra Malacothamnus Malope Malva × Malvalthaea Malvastrum Malvaviscus Malvella Mansonia Marcanodendron Matisia Humb. & Bonpl. Maxwellia Baill. Megatritheca Cristóbal Megistostegium Melhania Melochia L. Meximalva Microcos Modiola Modiolastrum Mollia Monteiroa Mortoniodendron Muenchhusia

N

Napaea Nayariophyton Neesia Neobaclea Neobrittonia Neobuchia Urb. Neoregnellia Urb. Nesogordonia Nototriche

O

Ochroma Sw. Octolobus

P

Pachira Aubl. Palaua Papuodendron Patinoa Cuatrec. Pavonia Peltaea Pentace Pentapetes L. Pentaplaris L.O.Williams & Standl. Periptera Perrierophytum Phragmocarpidium Phragmotheca Cuatrec. Phymosia Physodium Pityranthe Plagianthus Pochota Pseudabutilon Pseudobombax Dugand Pseudocorchorus Pterocymbium Pterospermum Pterygota

Q - R

Quararibea Aubl. Radyera Reevesia Rhodognaphalon (Ulbr.) Roberty Rhynchosida Ripariosida Robinsonella Roifia Verdc. Rojasimalva Ruizia Cav.

S

Sabdariffa Scaphium Scaphopetalum Mast. Schoutenia Scleronema Benth. Senra Septotheca Ulbr. Seringia J.Gay Sida Sidalcea Sidasodes Sidastrum Somnuekia Sparrmannia Sphaeralcea Spirabutilon Spirotheca Ulbr. Sterculia

T

Tarasa Tetralix Tetrasida Theobroma L. Thepparatia Thespesia Thomasia J.Gay Tilia L. Trichospermum Triplochiton Triumfetta Trochetia – synonym of Ruizia Trochetiopsis – synonym of Melhania Tropidococcus

U - Z

Ungeria Urena Urocarpidium Vasivaea Waltheria L. Wercklea Wissadula Woodianthus

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