As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Sphaeralcea
This genus name was first published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 209 (1825)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035951.
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 136 | 69% |
| ■ accepted | 49 | 25% |
| ■ unplaced | 13 | 7% |
| Total | 198 |
Synonyms of Sphaeralcea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphaeroma | Linnaea 11: 352 (1837) | wfo-4000035983 |
Species in Sphaeralcea ( showing species 1 to 10 of 49)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 292 (1887) | wfo-0001077145 | ||
| Sphaeralcea ambigua subsp. ambigua | – | wfo-0001077681 | ||
| Sphaeroma ambiguum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 (1891) | wfo-0001278558 | ||
| Sphaeralcea angustifolia | Gen. Hist. 1: 465 (1831) | wfo-0000505409 | ||
| Malva angustifolia | Diss. 2: 64 (1786) | wfo-0000449300 | ||
| Malvastrum angustifolium | Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 99 (1879) | wfo-0000449440 | ||
| Sphaeroma angustifolium | Linnaea 11: 353 (1837) | wfo-0000504989 | ||
| Sphaeralcea emoryi var. nevadensis | J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 486. 1939 | wfo-0001248119 | ||
| Malveopsis angustifolia | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891) | wfo-0001278560 | ||
| Sphaeralcea australis | Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 249 (1902) | wfo-0001282261 | ||
| Sphaeralcea axillaris | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 41 (1889) | wfo-0001246746 | ||
| Sphaeralcea violacea | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 81 (1890) | wfo-0001246747 | ||
| Sphaeralcea axillaris subsp. violacea | Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19(1): 36. 1935 [30 Apr 1935] | wfo-0001246748 | ||
| Sphaeralcea albiflora | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 81 (1890) | wfo-0001246749 | ||
| Sphaeralcea axillaris var. axillaris | – | wfo-0001248117 | ||
| Sphaeralcea axillaris var. violacea | J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29(11): 486. 1939 [15 Nov 2939] | wfo-0001285052 | ||
| Sphaeralcea bonariensis | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 92 (1874) | wfo-0001077015 | ||
| Malva cisplatina | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 94 (1841) | wfo-0000449357 | ||
| Malva bonaerensis | Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 219 (1923) | wfo-0000449381 | ||
| Malvastrum incanum | Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38: 377 (1912) | wfo-0000449475 | ||
| Sphaeroma bonariense | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 (1891) | wfo-0000504987 | ||
| Sphaeralcea cisplatina | Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 210 (1827) | wfo-0001035817 | ||
| Sphaeroma bonariensis var. cisplatinum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 23 1898 | wfo-0001039069 | ||
| Malva bonariensis | Diss. 2: 69 (1786) | wfo-0001076740 | ||
| Sphaeralcea miniata var. cisplatina | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(3): 451. 1891 [15 Jul 1891] | wfo-0001077047 | ||
| Malva incana | Reliq. Haenk. 2: 121 (1835) | wfo-0001229684 | ||
| Sphaeralcea rhombifolia | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 92 (1874) | wfo-0001266409 | ||
| Sphaeroma bonariensis | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 1891 | wfo-0001273353 | ||
| Sphaeroma cisplatinum | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 (1891) | wfo-0001327705 | ||
| Malva incana | – | wfo-1000064983 | ||
| Sphaeralcea brevipes | Lilloa 17: 196 (1949) | wfo-0001282271 | ||
| Malvastrum violaceum | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 4: 15 (1881) | wfo-0000449432 | ||
| Malva violacea | Anales Univ. Chile 36: 162. 1870 [Sep 1870] | wfo-0001076748 | ||
| Malva brevipes | Anales Univ. Chile 1870(2): 163 (1870) | wfo-0001282272 | ||
| Sphaeralcea caespitosa | Contr. W. Bot. 12: 4 (1908) | wfo-0001077150 | ||
| Sphaeralcea chenopodiifolia | Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 6: 387 (1941) | wfo-0001281306 | ||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 58 (1913) | wfo-0000505401 | ||
| Nototriche coccinea | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 476. 1916 | wfo-0000381590 | ||
| Malva coccinea | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 81 (1818) | wfo-0000449356 | ||
| Malvastrum coccineum | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts , n.s., 4: 24 (1849) | wfo-0000449422 | ||
| Malveopsis coccinea | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 72 (1891) | wfo-0000450511 | ||
| Sida coccinea | Prodr. 1: 465 (1824) | wfo-0000501747 | ||
| Cristaria coccinea | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 453 (1813) | wfo-0000626113 | ||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea subsp. dissecta | Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 96. 1935 | wfo-0001077151 | ||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea var. dissecta | Spring Fl. Wasatch (ed. 4) 27. 1927 | wfo-0001077764 | ||
| Sida dissecta | Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(2): 235. 1838 [Oct 1838] | wfo-0001240457 | ||
| Sphaeralcea cordobensis | Lilloa 17: 214 (1949) | wfo-0001264765 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 33)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sphaeralcea:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphaeralcea amathophila | – | — | wfo-0001077013 | |
| Sphaeralcea axillaris var. rosea | : a sphalm. | wfo-0001397871 | ||
| Sphaeralcea capituliflora | Anales Univ. Chile 82: 10. 1892 | wfo-0000505418 | ||
| Sphaeralcea chilensis var. glabrata | Anales Univ. Chile 91: 370. 1895 Reiche, Flora de Chile, 1: 222. 1896 | wfo-0001397218 | ||
| Sphaeralcea cisplatina var. quercifolia | Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 1: 210. 1827 | wfo-0001397219 | ||
| Sphaeralcea coulteri var. flavescens | Fl. Ariz. New Mex. 110. 1941. | wfo-0001397849 | ||
| Sphaeralcea exhumata | Rhodora 84: 383. 1982 FOSSIL | wfo-0001351373 | ||
| Sphaeralcea fendleri f. triphylla | Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 108. 1902 | wfo-0001324745 | ||
| Sphaeralcea fendleri var. dissecta | Bibliogr. Index N. Amer. Bot. 143. 1878 | wfo-0001397224 | ||
| Sphaeralcea fendleri var. lobata | Entomologist 1900, 217. | wfo-0001397226 |