Kalmar "genus Malope" tana nufin rukunin tsire-tsire masu fure waɗanda ke cikin dangin Malvaceae. Halin ya haɗa da nau'o'in nau'o'in tsire-tsire na shekara-shekara da na shekara-shekara waɗanda suka kasance 'yan asalin Afirka da yankin Bahar Rum. Waɗannan tsire-tsire galibi suna da furanni masu ban sha'awa, masu launuka masu haske tare da furanni biyar waɗanda aka jera su cikin siffa mai kama da kofi. Sau da yawa ganyen suna lulluɓe ko kuma haƙori kuma galibi ana rufe su da gashin gashi. Ana shuka nau'in malope a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado a cikin lambuna kuma ana daraja su don furanni masu ban sha'awa da sauƙi na noma.