Alcea rosea L.

Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
Althaea  rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) S. Y. Hu
Althaea  sinensis Cav.

Aire de croissance

Not known in the wild but believed to have originated in China or from the tropical areas of South-East Asia.
Widely cultivated as an ornamental. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Pakistan, Taiwan.

Synonymes POWO (26)

  • Alcea rosea flore-pleno-aurantiaca Brimm heterotypique (POWO)
  • Alcea rosea flore-pleno-nigra Brimm heterotypique (POWO)
  • Alcea rosea var. tinctoria Alef. heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea coromandeliana Cav. heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea cretica Weinm. heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea mexicana Kunze heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea meonantha Link heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea sinensis Cav. heterotypique (POWO)
  • Althaea microchiton (Alef.) Baker f. heterotypique (POWO)
  • Alcea rosea var. atra Alef. heterotypique (POWO)

Papiers fabriqués depuis cette plante (1)

📍 Chine (1)

Noms vernaculaires (13)

🌐 Chinois (2)

🌐 Coréen (1)

Zones de production

Classification botanique

Ordre
Ordre
Malvales
Famille
Famille
Malvaceae
Genre
Genus
Alcea rosea L.

Usage papetier

Partie utilisée
Leaf
Flower
Usage
Dye
Nom du papier
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