Malcolmia

Malcolmia
Malcomia littorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Malcolmia
W.T.Aiton
Species[1]

11; see text

Synonyms[1]

Wilckia Scop.

Malcolmia is a genus of flowering plants from the family Brassicaceae. It includes 11 species native to the Mediterranean basin (North Africa and southeastern Europe), Western Asia, the Transcaucasus, Central Asia, and Pakistan.[1]

Several species are cultivated for their flowers, including Virginia stock (Malcolmia maritima).

Species

11 species are accepted.[1]

  • Malcolmia chia (L.) DC.
  • Malcolmia doumetiana (Coss.) Rouy
  • Malcolmia flexuosa (Sm.) Sm.
  • Malcolmia graeca Boiss. & Spruner
  • Malcolmia × hybrida Hausskn.
  • Malcolmia komarovii Vassilcz.
  • Malcolmia macrocalyx (Halácsy) Rech.
  • Malcolmia malcolmioides (Coss. & Durieu) Greuter & Burdet
  • Malcolmia orsiniana (Ten.) Ten.
  • Malcolmia pygmaea (DC.) Boiss.
  • Malcolmia taraxacifolia Balb.

Formerly placed here

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Malcolmia W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2025.