| Malva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso / Heterotypic Synonyms: Lavatera cretica L., it is an annual or biennial, stem erect. Petiole up to 12 cm, lamina suborbicular cordate, up to 20 cm in diameter, 5-7 lobed, serrate, thinly hairy on both the surfaces. Flowers in fascicles in the leaf axil. pedicels unequal, 8-15 mill long. Epicalyx segments 4-6 mm long, ovate, united c. 2 mm at the base. Calyx, 7-8 mm long, pilose, hairs stellate. Petals 10–20 mm long, lilac-pink. Mericarps 7-11, rounded, faintly rugose only at the margins. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Apr-May, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, SW. England to Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068347-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/77068347-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000449221, https://www.gbif.org/species/3933415, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/226337/malva-multiflora-cav-soldano-banfi-galasso, https://maltawildplants.com/MALV/Malva_multiflora.php, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/4486.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_lavateracret.php, https://phrygana.eu/Flora/Malvaceae/Malva-multiflora/Malva-multiflora.html, http://floranelsalento.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post_1788.html |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 | Cirene-U. Buten 1933 Cirene-U .Belgadir, Messa a ovest di Cirene U. Tmista, Baida- U. Scisu 1934 Cirene, Derna 1938 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Malvaceae Vol. (10) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) |
