Wax Mallow Is A Beautiful Flowering Shrub And A Member Of The Hibiscus Family. Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Wax mallow is a beautiful flowering shrub and a member of the Hibiscus family.Common names for species in this genus include Turk`s cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts a schizocarp, and having a style surmounted by 10, rather than 5, capitate or capitellate stigmas. Among those genera Malvaviscus is distinguished by having auriculate petals and red, fleshy fruits.