Rowspan greater than 2 does not render to table

[grzegorz69]

|/3. !/img/carver.jpeg(the image)! | r1 c2 |
| *r2 c2* |
| *r3 c2* |

Is producing html:

<p>|/3. <img src="/img/carver.jpeg" alt="the image" /> | r1 c2 |<br />
| <strong>r2 c2</strong> |<br />
| <strong>r3 c2</strong> |</p>

while:

|/2. !/img/carver.jpeg(the image)! | r1 c2 |
| *r2 c2* |

is producing

<table><tr>
 <td rowspan="2"><img src="/img/carver.jpeg" alt="the image" /></td>
 <td>r1 c2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>r2 c2</strong></td>
</tr></table>