EPPO Global Database

Malachra capitata(MAACA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: MAACA
  • Preferred name: Malachra capitata
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Linnaeus

Notes

USA (Texas, Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (Colombia, Venezuela, to Bolivia and eastern Brazil). Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand), China (Taiwan), Senegal, Zaïre


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Sida capitata Linnaeus
Urena capitata (Linnaeus) M. Gómez

Common names
Name Language
malachra English (US)
gonbo bata French
malachra à fleurs en capitules French
malva del paiz Spanish
quiaborana Portuguese (BR)