Malvaceae A number of species, including "Hibiscus syriacus", "Hibiscus rosa-sinensis" and "Alcea rosea" are garden plants. Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as "Alcea" (hollyhock), "Malva" (mallow) and "Lavatera" (tree mallow). The largest genera in terms of number of species include "Hibiscus" (300 species), "Sterculia" (250 species), "Dombeya" (250 species), "Pavonia" (200 species) and "Sida" (200 species). The circumscription of the Malvaceae is controversial. The traditional Malvaceae
Velleia rosea Velleia rosea Velleia rosea (pink velleia) is a member of the Goodeniaceae family that is native to Western Australia and flowers from April to October. "V. rosea" is an annual herb, with flat leaves long and wide, having toothed or lobed margins. Its bracteoles are hairy, with simple hairs. The flowers have pedicels which are long and smooth. The calyx is lobed with sparse glandular hairs and of length . The corolla is pink, long, with no auricles or spurs. It is sparsely hairy on the outside and smooth on the inside. The anthers are free and the ovary is