Malva aegyptia

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Malva}}

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|genus=Malva

|species=aegyptia

|authority=L.

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• Axolopha aegyptia Alef.
• Dinacrusa aegyptia (L.) G.Krebs
• Malva aegyptia var. armeniaca (Iljin) Pakravan
• Malva aegyptiaca Steud.
• Malva armeniaca Iljin
• Malva diphylla Moench
• Malva effimbriata Iljin
• Malva elegantifolia Iljin
• Malva iljinii I.Riedl
• Malva latisecta Iljin
• Malva leiocarpa Iljin
• Malva libyca Pomel
• Malva mediterranea Iljin
• Malva pichleri Iljin

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Malva aegyptia, the Egyptian mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to North Africa, Spain, Greece, and western Asia as far as Turkmenistan, and has been introduced to South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561514-1 |title=Malva aegyptia L. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=14 June 2021 }} With Althaea hirsuta it is a parent of the ancient hybrid × Malvalthaea transcaucasica.{{cite journal |title=Five molecular markers reveal extensive morphological homoplasy and reticulate evolution in the Malva alliance (Malvaceae) |year=2009 |last1=Escobar García |first1=Pedro |last2=Schönswetter |first2=Peter |last3=Fuertes Aguilar |first3=Javier |last4=Nieto Feliner |first4=Gonzalo |last5=Schneeweiss |first5=Gerald M. |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=226–239 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.015 |pmid=19026753 }}