Alcea Alcea Alcea is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Western Hemisphere, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus. Hollyhocks are annual, biennial, or perennial plants usually taking an erect, unbranched form. The herbage usually has a coating of star-shaped hairs. The leaf blades are often lobed or toothed, and are borne on long petioles. The flowers may be solitary or arranged in fascicles or racemes. The notched petals are usually over
Roseomonas rosea Roseomonas rosea Roseomonas rosea (formerly "Muricoccus roseus") is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pink-colored bacteria. It was first isolated from a children's day care center in 1995. Further work on the isolate led to the proposal of a new genus and species, "Muricoccus roseus" in 2003. Further work on "M. roseus" found that the species belonged in the genus "Roseomonas", and also led to "Teichococcus ludipueritiae" being reclassified as "Roseomonas ludipueritiae" in 2009. The new name for the species is "Roseomonas rosea". The species name is derived from Latin "rosea" (pink), referring to the pink color the