Pavonia (plant)

Pavonia
	Pavonia hastata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Hibisceae
Genus:	Pavonia; Cav.
Species
	See text
Diversity
	c. 300 species
Synonyms
	Asterochlaena Garcke; Blanchetiastrum Hassl.; Cancellaria (DC.) Mattei; Codonochlamys Ulbr.; Goethea Nees; Lass Adans.; Lopimia Mart.; Malache Vogel; Pseudopavonia Hassl.; Pteropavonia Mattei; Thorntonia Rchb.; Triplochlamys Ulbr.;

Pavonia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.^[1] The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844),^[2] as chosen by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.^[3] Several species are known as swampmallows.^[4]

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Pavonia

Pavonia hastata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Hibisceae
Genus:	Pavonia Cav.^[1]
Species
See text
Diversity
c. 300 species
Synonyms^[1]
Asterochlaena Garcke Blanchetiastrum Hassl. Cancellaria (DC.) Mattei Codonochlamys Ulbr. Goethea Nees Lass Adans. Lopimia Mart. Malache Vogel Pseudopavonia Hassl. Pteropavonia Mattei Thorntonia Rchb. Triplochlamys Ulbr.