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| Malcolmia | |
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| Malcomia littorea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Malcolmia W.T.Aiton |
| Species[1] | |
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11; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Wilckia Scop. | |
Malcolmia is a genus of flowering plants from the family Brassicaceae. It includes 11 species native to the Mediterranean basin (North Africa and southeastern Europe), Western Asia, the Transcaucasus, Central Asia, and Pakistan.[1]
Several species are cultivated for their flowers, including Virginia stock (Malcolmia maritima).
Species
[edit]11 species are accepted.[1]
- Malcolmia chia (L.) DC.
- Malcolmia doumetiana (Coss.) Rouy
- Malcolmia flexuosa (Sm.) Sm.
- Malcolmia graeca Boiss. & Spruner
- Malcolmia × hybrida Hausskn.
- Malcolmia komarovii Vassilcz.
- Malcolmia macrocalyx (Halácsy) Rech.
- Malcolmia malcolmioides (Coss. & Durieu) Greuter & Burdet
- Malcolmia orsiniana (Ten.) Ten.
- Malcolmia pygmaea (DC.) Boiss.
- Malcolmia taraxacifolia Balb.
Formerly placed here
[edit]- Strigosella africana (L.) Botsch. (as Malcolmia africana (L.) W.T.Aiton)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Malcolmia W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
External links
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