Malva tomentosa Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2 : 687. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M) Jarvis, Charlie (L.) S. R. Hill S. R. Hill Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Malvaceae Malvastrum Plantae Malvales Tracheophyta species tomentosum      Malva tomentosaLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum2: 687. 1753.  "Habitat in India." RCN: 5038.    Lectotype(Hill in Brittonia32: 466. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 870.2 ( LINN).   Note:The type is illustrated (though the image has been reversed) by Hill (in Rhodora84: 214, f. 36. 1982). 2611895575 LINN 870.2 lectotype