Malvoideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes in the minimum the genus
Malva. It was first used by Burnett in 1835, but was not much used until recently, where, within the framework of the
APG System, which unites the families
Malvaceae,
Bombacaceae,
Sterculiaceae and
Tiliaceae of the
Cronquist system, the aggregate family Malvaceae is divided into 9 subfamiles, including Malvoideae. The Malvoideae of
Kubitzki and Bayer includes 4 tribes:-