Malachra

{{short description|Genus of Malvaceae plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Malachra rudis 2.jpg

|image_caption = Malachra rudis

|display_parents = 2

|taxon = Malachra

|authority = L.Mant. Pl.: 13 (1767)

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text

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Malachra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Americas and Africa, and introduced in places in Asia. They lack an epicalyx, an autapomorphy within their tribe Hibisceae, which is known for having epicalyces.{{cite journal |last1=Naskar |first1=Saikat |last2=Mandal |first2=Rabindranath |date=2014 |title=Characterization of Some Common Members of the Family Malvaceae s.s. on the Basis of Morphology of Selective Attributes: Epicalyx, Staminal Tube, Stigmatic Head and Trichome |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266206038 |journal=Indian Journal of Plant Sciences |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=79–86 |issn=2319-3824 |access-date=30 July 2020}}