*Alcea Linnaeus. Subfamily: Malvoideae. Hollyhock.
A genus of about 50-60 species, warm temperate Eurasian (Mediterranean Europe to c. Asia).
Ref: Bayer & Kubitzki In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Hill (2015a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Show full citations.
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