Althaea

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin althaea. === Proper noun === Althaea f A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – whose best-known member is the marsh mallow. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Malvoideae - subfamily; Malveae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Althaea officinalis (marsh mallow) - type species; for other species see references === References === Althaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Althaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Althaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Althaea at Tropicos Althaea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Althaea at National Center for Biotechnology Information Althaea at Germplasm Resources Information Network Althaea at The Plant List Althaea at USDA Plants database “Althaea”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026