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Palaua is a genus of malvaceous plants native to the Andes. It shares with Malope and Kitaibelia the property of possessing capitate schizocarps, and was formerly classified with them in a subfamily Malopoideae or tribe Malopeae. It is now considered to be more closely related to Sphaeralcea, and to other Andean mallows.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Malveae |
| Genus: | Palaua Pav.[1] |
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It is native to Peru and northern Chile.[2]
The genus name of Palaua is in honour of Antonio Palau y Verdera (1734–1793), a Spanish naturalist.[3] It was first described and published in Diss. Vol.1 on page 40 in 1785.[2]
Known species
editAccording to Kew,[2]
- Palaua camanensis Ferreyra & Chanco
- Palaua concinna (Phil.) I.M.Johnst.
- Palaua dissecta Benth.
- Palaua guentheri Bruns
- Palaua inconspicua I.M.Johnst.
- Palaua malvifolia Cav.
- Palaua modesta (Phil.) Reiche & Johow
- Palaua mollendoensis Ulbr.
- Palaua moschata Cav.
- Palaua pusilla Ulbr.
- Palaua rhombifolia Graham
- Palaua sandemanii (Sandwith) Fryxell
- Palaua tomentosa Hochr.
- Palaua trisepala Hochr.
- Palaua velutina Ulbr. & A.W.Hill
- Palaua weberbaueri Ulbr.
The genus is recognised by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they only accept the following species; Palaua biserrata, Palaua glabra, Palaua lanceolata, Palaua scabra and Palaua tomentosa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "genus Palaua". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Palaua Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Stearn, William (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5.
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