The mallow family of the order MALVALES, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. The common names of hollyhock and mallow are used for several genera of Malvaceae.

Synonyms: Malvaceae, Helictere, Mallow Families, Mallow Family, Mansonia, Hollyhock, Hollyhocks, Waltheria, txid65556, Helicteres, txid82426, Alcea, txid3629, Sterculiaceae, txid149459, txid93803