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Taxon:  Malva preissiana Miq.



Summary
Genus:
Malva
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Malveae
Nomen number:
454081
Place of publication:
J. G. C. Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 1:238. 1845
Verified:
02/05/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lavatera plebeia auct. mult., pro parte
Malva australiana M. F. Ray
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Reference(s)
  1. Barker, R. M. & J. G. Conran. 2007. Malva preissiana Miq., an overlooked name for Lavatera plebeia Sims (Malvaceae), with a note on variation within the species. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 21:71.
  2. Conran, J. G. et al. 2012. Malva weinmanniana (Besser ex Rchb.) Conran, a new name for the pink-flowered form of M. preissiana Schltdl. (Malvaceae). J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 25:17-25.
  3. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource).
  4. Willis, J. H. A handbook to plants in Victoria. 1970-1972
Common names
English
Australian-hollyhock –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454081. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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