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Alcea rosea

Alcea rosea L.

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Ecology and Distribution

Global Distribution

East Mediterranean region, Sinai; widely cultivated in temperate and warm regions.

Distribution in Egypt

 Mountainous southern Sinai specially at St.Katherine.

Habitat

Escape from cultivation.

Life Expectancy

Annual or short-lived perennial.

Taxonomy

  • Alcea ficifolia L. (synonym)
  • Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. (synonym)
  • Althaea ficifolia (L.) Cav. (synonym)

References

F.N., Hepper., & I. Friis. (1994).  The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's "Flora Ageyptiaco-Arabica". Kew: Kew Publishing..
L., Boulos. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..
V., Täckholm. (1974).  Students’ Flora of Egypt, 2nd Ed. Cairo: Cairo University Press..
V., Täckholm., & M. Drar. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science. Cairo: Cairo University Press..