Althaea officinalis

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids II • Ordo: Malvales • Familia: Malvaceae • Subfamilia: Malvoideae • Tribus: Malveae • Genus: Althaea • Species: Althaea officinalis L.

Synonyms

Althaea kragujevacensis Pančić (from The Plant List)
Althaea micrantha Borbás (from The Plant List)
Althaea sublobata Stokes (from The Plant List)
Althaea taurinensis DC. (from GRIN & The Plant List)
Althaea vulgaris Bubani (from The Plant List)
Malva althaea E.H.L. Krause (from The Plant List)
Malva maritima Salisb. (from The Plant List)
Malva officinalis (L.) Schimp. & Spenn. ex Schimp. & Spenn. (from The Plant List)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Althaea officinalis']

English: common marshmallow, Marshmallow, marsh-mallow, marsh-mallow, common marshmallow
аԥсшәа: Адоуҟәыд
العربية: ختمية طبية
مصرى: ختميه طبيه
asturianu: altea
azərbaycanca: Dərman bəlğəmotu
башҡортса: Алтей үләне
беларуская: Алтэя лекавая
български: Лечебна ружа
bosanski: Bijeli sljez
català: Malví
čeština: proskurník lékařský
чӑвашла: Сиплĕ шăпăр курăкĕ
Cymraeg: Hocysen y morfa
Deutsch: Echter Eibisch, Gebräuchlicher Eibisch, Echter Eibisch, Arznei-Eibisch
Esperanto: Oficina alteo
español: Bismalva, Malvavisco, malvavisco, bismalva, hierba cañamera
eesti: Harilik altee
euskara: Malba zuri
فارسی: پنیرک پف‌نبات
suomi: Rohtosalkoruusu, rohtosalkoruusu
français: Guimauve officinale, guimauve officinale
Gaeilge: Leamhach
עברית: נטופית רפואית
hrvatski: Bijeli sljez
hornjoserbsce: Lěkarska popla
magyar: Fehérmályva, Orvosi ziliz
հայերեն: Տուղտ դեղատու
Bahasa Indonesia: Panirak paya
Ido: Malvavisko
italiano: L’Altea comune
日本語: ウスベニタチアオイ
ქართული: სამკურნალო ტუხტი
Taqbaylit: Tibinṣaṛt
қазақша: Дәрілік жалбызтікен
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): اپتەكالىق جالبىزتىكەن
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): اپتەكالىق جالبىزتىكەن
қазақша (кирил): Аптекалық жалбызтікен
қазақша (Қазақстан): Аптекалық жалбызтікен
qazaqşa (latın): Aptekalıq jalbıztiken
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Aptekalıq jalbıztiken
한국어: 마시멜로
kernowek: malow keunek
lietuvių: Vaistinė svilarožė
македонски: Бел слез
മലയാളം: അൽതീ ഒഫിഷിനാലിസ്
norsk bokmål: legestokkrose
Nederlands: Echte heemst, Heemst, heemst
ирон: Галсыф
polski: Prawoślaz lekarski
română: Nalbă mare
русский: Алтей лекарственный
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Bijeli sljez
slovenčina: Ibiš lekársky
slovenščina: navadni slez
српски / srpski: Бели слез
српски (ћирилица): Бели слез
srpski (latinica): Beli slez
svenska: Läkemalva
தமிழ்: சீமைத்துத்தி
тоҷикӣ: Гули хайрӣ
ไทย: ต้นมาร์ชแมลโลว์
Türkçe: Ebegümecigiller
татарча / tatarça: Шифалы мәче борчагы
українська: Алтея лікарська
吴语: 药蜀葵
中文: 药葵, 药蜀葵, 红绿草
中文（中国大陆）: 药蜀葵
中文（简体）: 药葵, 药蜀葵
中文（臺灣）: 藥蜀葵

Photos

Habitus

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits and seeds

Fruits
Fruits
seeds

Under microscopy

Uses

Althaeae folium
root
Althaeae radix
Althaeae radix
Althaeae radix
sirup from Althaea officinalis

Illustrations

Althaea officinalis
plate in:
Koehlers Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen....
Gera (1883-1914)
H. A. Köhler, 1887 (original scan)
J. Kops, 1822
Masclef, 1891
N. L. Britton, 1913
Meyers Lexikon, 1885

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