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Malvales
Order · Rosids
Malvales
Families
10
Accepted species
7,555
sum of its families · Kew WCVP
Genera
356
accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈70 Ma
Cretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
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Families in Malvales
Malvaceae
Mallows — cotton, cacao, okra, hibiscus
5,608
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne, paper mulberry
970
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarps (SE Asian rainforest trees)
540
Cistaceae
Rock roses
295
Sarcolaenaceae
72
Bixaceae
Annatto
27
Sphaerosepalaceae
20
Cytinaceae
12
Neuradaceae
8
Muntingiaceae
Jamaican cherry
3