Herissantia

taxobox
name = "Herissantia"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
genus = "Herissantia"
genus_authority = Medik.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 5, see text|

"Herissantia" is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family sometimes referred to as bladder mallows. These are five species of annual and perennial herbs with trailing stems and bladderlike fruits. They are native to the tropical and warm temperate Americas. The most widely distributed species is "Herissantia crispa", which can be found on other continents as an introduced species.

Species include:
*"Herissantia dressleri"
*"Herissantia nemoralis"
*"Herissantia tiubae"
*"Herissantia trichoda"

Some species have synonymy in genus "Abutilon".

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5042,5057 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HERIS USDA Plants Profile]