Taxon:  Malachra alceifolia Jacq.



Summary
Genus:
Malachra
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Hibisceae
Nomen number:
316903
Place of publication:
Collectanea 2:350.  1789 ("1788"); Icon. pl. rar. 3: t. 549.  1792 ("1786-1793")
Verified:
04/27/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  4. Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  7. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
  8. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  9. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
  10. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  11. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  12. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbastard okra  1Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Englishmalachra  1Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes
Englishwild okra  1Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishmalva de caballo  2Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Spanishquesillo  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaChiquimula  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaEscuintla  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaJutiapa  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaPetén  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaRetalhuleu  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador   
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America, Belize, Guatemala [Chiquimula, Escuintla, Jutiapa, Petén, Retalhuleu], Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  2. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  3. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedseed contaminantpotentialSeed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316903. Accessed 8 November 2026.