Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Malvaviscus arboreus
amapola, manzanita de pollo, tulipán, wax mallow, Turk's cap
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Malvaviscus
Species
arboreus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Hibiscus malvaviscus L.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Chen, J. Craven, L.A. (2007) Flora of China. Flora of China 13: 321–328. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10599
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Fryxell, P. (1979) The Natural History of the Cotton Tribe (MALVACEAE - Tribe Gossypieae). College Station: Texas A & M University Press.
- Fryxell, P.A. (1992) 118. Malvaceae. Flora del Ecuador 44: 1–141.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Stevens, W.D. Ulloa, C., Pool, A., & Montiel, O.M. (2001) Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii, 1–2666.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Malvaviscus arboreus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=586. Accessed 3 November 2026.