Althaea

See also: althaea

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin althaea.

Proper noun

Althaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – whose best-known member is the marsh mallow.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Malvoideae - subfamily; Malveae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Althaea officinalis (marsh mallow) - type species; for other species see references

References

• Althaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Althaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Althaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Althaea at Tropicos
• Althaea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Althaea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Althaea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Althaea at The Plant List
• Althaea at USDA Plants database
• “Althaea”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025