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The genera in the family of Malvaceae ( Table 1 ) include cotton, okra, and various types of mallow.

Table 1
Genera of Malvaceae
Abelmoschus (okra)
Abutilon (Indian mallow)
Alcea (hollyhock)
Allosidastrum (mock fanpetals)
Allowissadula (false Indian mallow)
Althaea (marshmallow)
Anoda (anoda)
Bastardia (bastardia)
Batesimalva (gaymallow)
Billieturnera (false fanpetals)
Callirhoe (poppymallow)
Cienfuegosia (flymallow)
Eremalche (mallow)
Fioria (fanleaf) Freyxellia (fryxellwort)
Gossypium (cotton)
Herissantia (herissantia)
Hibiscadelphus (hibiscadelphus)
Hibiscus (rose mallow)
Horsfordia (velvet mallow)
Iliamna (wild hollyhock)
Kokia (tree cotton)
Kosteletzkya (kosteletzkya)
Krapovickasia (krapovickasia)
Lavatera (tree mallow)
Malachra (leaf bract)
Malacothamnus (bush mallow)
Malva (mallow)
Malvastrum (false mallow)
Malvaviscus (wax mallow)
Malvella (mallow)
Meximalva (meximalva)
Modiola (bristle mallow)
Napaea (napaea)
Pavonia (swamp mallow)
Pseudabutilon (pseudabutilon)
Rhynchosida (rhynchosida)
Sida (fanpetals)
Sidalcea (checkerbloom)
Sidastrum (sand mallow)
Sphaeralcea (globe mallow)
Thespesia (thespesia)
Urena (urena)
Wissadula (wissadula)

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