Malope

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = MalopeTrifida3.jpg |image_caption = ''Malope trifida'' |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Malope |authority = L., 1735 |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text |synonyms = ''Malacoides'' {{small|Fabr.}} |synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>{{cite web |title=''Malope'' L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25965-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref> }}

'''''Malope''''' is a genus in the family (Malvaceae). It includes four species native to the Mediterranean basin countries of southern Europe, northwestern Africa, and Turkey.<ref name = powo/> ''Malope trifida'' is often used as an ornamental plant.<ref>{{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation}}</ref>

==Species== Four species are accepted.<ref name = powo/> *''Malope anatolica'' {{Au|Huber-Mor.}} *''Malope malacoides'' {{Au|L.}} *''Malope rhodoleuca'' {{Au|Maire}} *''Malope trifida'' {{Au|Cav.}}

==References== <references/>

Category:Malveae Category:Malvaceae genera Category:Flora of the Mediterranean basin Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus