Plant Details

Accepted name:: Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Cav.) Griseb. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
malva del zorro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
malvavisco	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Entire plant, Leaf + flowers, Leaf, Root + leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Malva bonaerensis Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 219 (1923).
Malva bonariensis Cav. Diss. 2: 69 (1786).
Malva cisplatina (A.St.-Hil.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 94 (1841).
Malva incana C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 2: 121 (1835).
Malva incana Godr. Mém. Sect. Med. Acad. Sci. Montpellier 1: 419 (1853), nom. illeg.
Malvastrum incanum Thell. Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38: 377 (1912).
Sphaeralcea cisplatina A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 210 (1827).
Sphaeralcea rhombifolia Griseb. Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 92 (1874).
Sphaeroma bonariense (Cav.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 (1891).
Sphaeroma cisplatinum (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 74 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Cav.) Griseb.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Sphaeralcea bonariensis Loureiro	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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