Morphological characteristics of Pavonia (Malvoideae) of Malvaceae sensu lato in Toor Al-Baha District, Lahej Governorate, Yemen

Abstract

The current study present morphological characteristics of Pavonia , belonging to family Malvaceae s.l., in Toor Al-Baha district, Lahej Governorate, Yemen, from August 2020 to January 2022, an introductory order deals with the most significant features, synonyms, local names, distribution in the study area, in addition to a key for separation between of three species belong to the genus of Pavonia in the studied area, and up-to-date nomenclature for all studied taxa are presented, by using the modern classification of Malvaceae which referred to sub-family is Malvoideae, within family Malvaceae s.l. The present study a revision of morphological characteristics of three species grow native in the studied area are (P. arabica, P. burchellii and P. procumbens), The vegetative and reproductive morphological characters proved that they are with high values in distinguishing between them. Key words: Morphological characteristics, Malvaceae s.l., Sub-families, Genera, Species, Toor Al-Baha, Lahej, Yemen.