Kosteletzkya

Kosteletzkya
	Kosteletzkya virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Hibisceae
Genus:	Kosteletzkya
Species
	Kosteletzkya depressa; Kosteletzkya paniculata; Kosteletzkya pentacarpos; Kosteletzkya virginica; about 25 more

Kosteletzkya (pronounced Kost-el-lets-kee-uh) ^[1]) is a genus of the plant family Malvaceae that includes the seashore mallow (K. virginica). It includes about 30 species found worldwide.

Although similar in appearance to Hibiscus, Kosteletzkya typically bears more flattened capsules that dehisce loculicidally. The genus was separated from Hibiscus in 1835 by Carl Borivoj Presl, who named it after Vincenz Franz Kosteletzky (1801-1887).

References

^ "Garden Dictionary Word: Kosteletzkya".

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[1] "Garden Dictionary Word: Kosteletzkya".

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