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
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[edit]

Habitus[edit]

Leaves[edit]

Flowers[edit]

Fruits and seeds[edit]

Fruits
Fruits
seeds

Under microscopy[edit]

Uses[edit]

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

Illustrations[edit]

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