La famiglia conta attualmente (2015) i seguenti generi:
Abelmoschus, Abroma, Abutilon, Acaulimalva, Acropogon, Adansonia, Aguiaria, Akrosida, Alcea, Allosidastrum, Allowissadula, Althaea, Alyogyne, Ancistrocarpus, Andeimalva, Anisodontea, Anoda, Anotea, Apeiba, Asterotrichion, Astiria, Ayenia, Azanza, Bakeridesia, Basiloxylon, Bastardia, Bastardiastrum, Bastardiopsis, Batesimalva, Bernoullia, Berrya, Billieturnera, Blanchetiastrum, Bombax, Bombycidendron, Bordasia, Boschia, Brachychiton, Briquetia, Brownlowia, Burretiodendron, Byttneria, Callirhoe, Calyculogygas, Calyptraemalva, Camptostemon, Campylanthera, Carpodiptera, Catostemma, Cavanillesia, Ceiba, Cenocentrum, Cephalohibiscus, Cheirolaena, Chiranthodendron, Christiana, Cienfuegosia, Clappertonia, Codonochlamys, Coelostegia, Cola, Colona, Commersonia, Corchoropsis, Corchorus, Corynabutilon, Craigia, Cristaria, Decaschistia, Dendrosida, Desplatsia, Dicarpidium, Dicellostyles, Diplodiscus, Dirhamphis, Dombeya, Duboscia, Durio, Eleutherostylis, Entelea, Eremalche, Erinocarpus, Eriolaena, Eriotheca, Erioxylum, Firmiana, Franciscodendron, Fremontodendron, Fryxellia, Fuertesimalva, Gaya, Gilesia, Glossostemon, Glyphaea, Goethalsia, Gossypioides, Gossypium, Grewia, Guazuma, Guichenotia, Gyranthera, Hampea, Harmsia, Helicteres, Helicteropsis, Heliocarpus, Helmiopsiella, Helmiopsis, Herissantia, Heritiera, Hermannia, Herrania, Hesperalcea, Hibiscadelphus, Hibiscus, Hildegardia, Hochreutinera, Hoheria, Horsfordia, Huberodendron, Humbertiella, Hydrogaster, Icosinia, Iliamna, Kavalama, Kearnemalvastrum, Keraudrenia, Kitaibelia, Kleinhovia, Kokia, Kosteletzkya, Krapovickasia, Kydia, Lagunaria, Lasiopetalum, Lavatera, Lecanophora, Leptonychia, Luehea, Lueheopsis, Macrostelia, Malache, Malachra, Malacothamnus, Malope, Malva, Malvalthaea, Malvastrum, Malvaviscus, Malvella, Mansonia, Matisia, Megatritheca, Megistostegium, Melhania, Melochia, Meximalva, Microcos, Modiola, Modiolastrum, Mollia, Monteiroa, Mortoniodendron, Napaea, Nayariophyton, Neesia, Neobaclea, Neobrittonia, Nesogordonia, Nototriche, Ochroma, Octolobus, Pachira, Palaua, Paradombeya, Paramelhania, Paritium, Patinoa, Pavonia, Peltaea, Pentapetes, Pentaplaris, Periptera, Perrierophytum, Phragmocarpidium, Phragmotheca, Phymosia, Physodium, Plagianthus, Pseudabutilon, Pseudobombax, Pseudocorchorus, Pterospermum, Pterygota, Quararibea, Radyera, Rayleya, Reevesia, Rhodognaphalon, Rhynchosida, Riedlea, Robinsonella, Rojasimalva, Rulingia, Scaphium, Scaphopetalum, Scleronema, Selera, Senra, Septotheca, Seringia, Sida, Sidalcea, Sidasodes, Sidastrum, Sparmannia, Sparrmannia, Sphaeralcea, Spirotheca, Sterculia, Talipariti, Tarasa, Tarrietia, Tetradia, Tetrasida, Theobroma, Thespesia, Thomasia, Tilia, Trichospermum, Triplochiton, Triumfetta, Trochetia, Trochetiopsis, Tropidococcus, Typhalea, Uladendron, Urena, Urocarpidium, Vasivaea, Veeresia, Waltheria, Wercklea, Wissadula, Xylosterculia.
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