| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaulimalva rhizantha (A.Gray) Krapov. |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 31 (1974) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to c. & s. Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4600m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, orbiculate, cordate, crenate-dentate, glabrous, flowers solitary, subsessile, 6-10mm long, petals cuneate, retuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
| Synonyms | Malva rhizantha (A.Gray) Wedd. Malvastrum rhizanthum A.Gray |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |