pavonia

/pəˈvəʊ.ni.ə/

Etymology

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ia, named after Spanish physician and botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, with Spanish Pavón ultimately from Latin pāvō.

noun

Any plant of the genus Pavonia of swampmallows.