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